News Releases and Statements 
HMOs Continue to Profit As Enrollment Declines, Premiums Increase; Medical Society Guide Helps Assess Value of Premium Dollar
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago, IL - Illinois’ HMO patients continue to pay higher premiums, but that doesn’t mean that money is going toward their medical care.
FAIRNESS SIGNED INTO LAW Health Insurers to Develop Better Business Practices, Strengthen Health Care Team
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago – Legislation signed into law last week will help physicians make more informed decisions about health care resources by standardizing and simplifying contracts presented to them by health plans.
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY TO HOST PRESIDENT BUSH TOPIC OF ADDRESS: THE CONTINUUM OF REFORM
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago, IL – The Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) and its physician membership are delighted to host President George W. Bush the morning of Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at the Chicago Hilton and Towers Grand Ballroom, 720 S. Michigan Avenue.
ISMIE MUTUAL ANNOUNCES 35.2 PERCENT BASE RATE HIKE FOR PHYSICIAN MEDICAL MAPLRACTICE INSURANCE; CITES STATE’S DETERIORATING CIVIL JUSTICE CLIMATE AS CAUSE.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0500
Chicago, IL -- ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s largest writer of medical liability insurance coverage for physicians, today announced an annual base rate increase of 35.2 percent for its 14,000-plus policyholders, effective with the July 1, 2003 policy year.
ROCKFORD PHYSICIAN INDUCTED AS PRESIDENT OF STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0500
Oak Brook -- William E. Kobler, M.D., Rockford, was inducted as the 155th president of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) during its recent annual meeting.