RG Injury Law breaks down what the new ruling means for injured workers denied pharmacy coverage

Lancaster, United States – July 22, 2026 / Rankin & Gregory, LLC (RG Injury Law) /

Lancaster, PA – July 20, 2026 – Rankin & Gregory, LLC, a Lancaster County law firm operating as RG Injury Law, is advising injured workers across Pennsylvania following a state Supreme Court ruling that limits insurers’ ability to deny payment for prescription medications.

PA Supreme Court Narrows Anti-Referral Law’s Reach Over Pharmacy Bills

On June 16, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in 700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office that the Workers’ Compensation Act’s Anti-Referral Provision applies only to eight specifically listed medical services, not to prescription drugs or pharmacy services. The decision reversed a Commonwealth Court ruling that had allowed an insurer to refuse payment because the prescribing physician held a financial interest in the pharmacy that filled the prescription.

Insurers had leaned on the anti-referral law as a payment shield. The Court just took that shield away.

What the Ruling Means for Injured Workers Filing Claims

For claimants, the ruling closes a loophole insurers have used to delay or deny prescription reimbursement. Under the decision:

Insurers cannot deny prescription payment solely because a treating physician has a financial stake in the dispensing pharmacy
The Anti-Referral Provision remains limited to eight named services: laboratory, physical therapy, rehabilitation, chiropractic, radiation oncology, psychometric, home infusion therapy, and diagnostic imaging
Injured workers with denied or disputed pharmacy bills may have new grounds to challenge those denials

This ruling removes an excuse insurers have used to delay medication injured workers need to recover.

Firm Continues Advising Workers’ Comp Claimants Across Central PA

RG Injury Law represents injured workers throughout Lancaster County and Central Pennsylvania in workers’ compensation cases, including disputes over denied or suspended benefits. The firm has handled Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claims for more than a decade, with attorney Bill Gregory bringing former insurance-industry experience to bear against carriers that under-pay or delay claims.

A denied prescription is not the end of a claim. It is often just the next fight.

About Rankin & Gregory, LLC (RG Injury Law)

Founded in 2014, Rankin & Gregory, LLC — operating as RG Injury Law — is a Lancaster County personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm built on decades of combined legal experience. The firm represents clients throughout Central Pennsylvania from offices in Lancaster City, Rohrerstown, Leola, and Columbia, providing compassionate representation for individuals recovering from car accidents, workplace injuries, and other personal injury cases.

Injured workers with questions about a denied prescription or workers’ compensation claim are encouraged to contact RG Injury Law for a free case review.