Seaview Orthopaedics on Assignment from Fleming v. National Healthcare Resources, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs are medical service providers who, in the forty cases before us,1 claim defendants Allstate Indemnity Company (Allstate) and National Healthcare Resources (NHR) wrongfully “under-reimbursed” for treatment plaintiffs rendered to various auto accident victims. Allstate and NHC (Allstate’s claims administrator) reimbursed pursuant to rates set forth in plaintiffs’ contract with defendant Consumer Health Network (CHN) and not pursuant to the maximum rate allowed by the PIP medical fee schedule set forth in N.J.AC. 11:3-29.1.…