EISEN v. INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS


839 A.2d 369 (2003)

Steven C. EISEN, D.C.; Alice E. Wright, D.C.; Douglas G. Pfeiffer, D.C.; John Cecchini, D.C.; Deborah A. Carl; and Sally Ann Spall, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS, Amerihealth Administrators, Inc., Keystone Health Plan East, Inc., Qcc Insurance Company and Amerihealth Insurance Company. Appeal of: Steven C. Eisen, D.C., Alice E. Wright, D.C., and Douglas G. Pfeiffer, D.C., and John Cecchini, D.C.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 20, 2003.

Reargument Denied January 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles I. Artz, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Edward F. Mannino, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before: FORD ELLIOTT, KLEIN and MONTEMURO, JJ.


MONTEMURO, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order declining to certify as a class in-network providers of chiropractic services, represented by Appellants,1 who sought relief from allegedly improper policies and practices of Appellee health insurance companies2 with regard to precertification, that is, required prior authorization of payment,

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