Court Rejects Provider Claims for Repayment of PPO Discounts

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a temporary administrative rule in effect for less than six months in 2008 did not entitle 12 physical therapy providers to reimbursement of the deductions that a workers' compensation insurance carrier had taken from their bills pursuant to a "silent PPO" agreement. Portland attorney Diana Godwin has filed hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of physical therapists around the state challenging the application of preferred provider discounts to their bills. Back in Action Physical Therapy v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., No. A147973, was...