Medical Supply Vendor Not a Provider Under Comp Law

A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that a medical supply company is not a “health care provider” under the state’s workers' compensation law, affirming a denial of additional reimbursement for supplies provided to an injured worker. In Scomed Supply v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that Scomed, a distributor of durable medical equipment, did not qualify for fee review protections available to providers under the Workers’ Compensation Act. The dispute centered on supplies — including electrodes, batteries...