On October 6, 2026, the PA Supreme Court denied a Petition for Allowance of Appeal which had been filed by Scomed in the case of Scomed Supply v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company and Sedgwick Claims Management Services (Bureau of WC Fee Review Hearing Office).
The Hearing officer and the Commonwealth Court had held that Scomed is not a “health care provider” within the meaning of the Act and, therefore, does not have standing to utilize the Bureau’s fee review system. Instead, Scomed is a supplier of goods, not services.
At present there are a number of Requests for Hearings to Contest Fee Review Determinations pending, which should now be dismissed.
Following Elite Care RX v. Premier Comp Solutions et al., Scomed may now attempt to pursue civil remedies against carriers and self-insured employers since they no longer have a remedy under the Act.
