News Releases and Statements 
Patients' Rights Enacted
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago The Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act will take effect on January 1, 2000, extending the rights managed care patients have in obtaining quality health care. To find more information on the new law, patients can access the Illinois State Medical Societys Web site at www.isms.org.
Law Relieving Medical Billing Hassles Goes into Effect Today
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago – Patients and physicians will be less burdened by problems of duplicate billing and late claim reimbursement with the enactment of a law that takes effect today.
ISMS Issues 4th Annual Guide to Illinois HMOs
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Illinois patients and businesses selecting health plans during end-of-year open enrollment periods can get information to help in their decision from the 1999 Guide to Illinois Health Maintenance Organizations issued today by the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS).
Women’s Ranks Grow in Illinois' Medical Profession: September Declared "Women in Medicine Month" Statewide
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago – Through a proclamation signed by Governor George Ryan and Secretary of State Jesse White, September has been declared, "Women in Medicine Month" here in Illinois. September has traditionally been labeled such across the nation, but the proclamation helps signify its importance here in Illinois.
Illinois' Patient Rights Act Becomes Law; State Medical Society Launches Educational Campaign
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0500
MAYWOOD – Essential rights were extended to Illinois’ managed care patients today when Governor George Ryan signed the "Managed Care Reform and Patients Rights Act" into law.
New Laws Reduce Hassle Factor for Physicians; Improved Credentialing and Claim Reimbursement Procedures
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0500
CHICAGO - Today, Governor George Ryan signed into law two important bills that promise to vastly improve physician credentialing and claim reimbursement procedures.
ISMS Long Awaited Managed Care Reform Bill Passes!
Thu, 27 May 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Springfield - Today, after nearly four years of legislative debate, the General Assembly passed landmark legislation that will assure patients essential rights under managed care.
ISMS Hails Legislation That Will Increase Focus on Patient Care, Relieve Patient Billing Woes
Tue, 25 May 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Springfield - This week, the General Assembly passed two bills that will increase the time physicians can spend on patient care, while patients will be freed from insurance billing woes.
Physicians: Collective Bargaining Will Uphold Health Care Quality
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Oak Brook - Illinois physicians will work toward establishment of collective bargaining units in order to regain their control over patient care and protect the patient-doctor relationship, as a result of action taken at the 1999 meeting of the House of Delegates of the Illinois State Medical Society, which concluded here today.
Helmet Legislation Will Protect Illinois Children
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0500
New legislation supported by the 18,000 physician members of the Illinois State Medical Society will help protect Illinois children from accidental injury.
ISMS Hails House Move on Patient Rights
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0500
Illinois doctors enthusiastically support the Managed Care Patient Rights Act (HB 579) introduced in the state House of Representatives this week, according to Illinois State Medical Society President Richard A. Geline, M.D.