Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana v. McDonald's Corp.

11 These consolidated appeals involve a dispute between the same health care provider and two different employers concerning underpayment of workers’ compensation benefits. The health care provider asserts that it was reimbursed at a rate below the Louisiana workers’ compensation medical reimbursement schedule because of preferred provider organization (“PPO”) network agreements. The workers’ compensation judge (“WCJ”) ruled in favor of the health care provider in both cases; he also awarded penalties and attorney fees against the employers. The employer in No. 45,629-WCA appealed. The health…