Self-Proclaimed 'Health Care Provider' Can't Get Reimbursement for Surgical Implants

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a self-proclaimed health care provider’s request for reimbursement for the cost of implants provided to a doctor for use on an injured worker. Case: Strategic Medical Alliance II LLC v. State, No. 2022 CA 0052, 10/06/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Strategic Medical Alliance II LLC filed a claim in November 2018, contending it was a health care provider entitled to recover the costs of implants provided to Dr. Eric Oberlander of The Spine Hospital of Louisiana during an authorized surgery on Derek Carpenter. ...