Governmental Affairs

Illinois General Assembly 2010 Preview; 2009 Recap

As the Illinois General Assembly enters the second half of this two-year session, ISMS has considerable success to look back on from last year – and a great deal of work still ahead. Here’s a preview of some of the issues that are likely to arise in 2010.

March 2010 Springfield Highlights

ISMS’ legislative agenda for 2010 – supported by your membership dollars – will protect patient safety and health care access, shield physicians from unnecessary regulation and reduce financial pressures burdening physician practices.

February 2010 Springfield Highlights

On January 8, the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) published new rules regarding the selling or renting of physician networks by preferred provider organizations (PPOs).

January 2010 Springfield Highlights

Despite the holiday break, Illinois’ deepening budget crisis and the upcoming primary election kept the news cycle humming.

November 2009 Springfield Highlights

Your membership dues helped ISMS lobby with a coalition of business and professional groups for passage of HB 2239 – a measure to repeal the expansion of Illinois’ 1.5 percent replacement income tax.

IMPAC, the Illinois State Medical Society Political Action Committee, is a separate, voluntary, nonpartisan, not-for-profit committee that supports candidates who share the views of the medical profession.