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ISMS Call to Action- SB 2187 Vote to Allow Psychologists Prescribing Rights Has Moved to the IL House
Senate Bill 2187 is a dangerous proposal that would allow psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs for patients suffering from mental, emotional, and psychological illnesses. On April 25 the Illinois Senate passed SB 2187 and now the bill will be passed to the...
Eldon Trame, M.D. New ISMS President
Eldon A. Trame, M.D.
Eldon A. Trame, M.D., board-certified internal medicine specialist, was inaugurated President of the Illinois State...
Watch and Listen to Updates on the ISMS Aggressive Defense of Scope of Practice Bills in IL
ISMS President William Werner sat down with Jim Tierney, ISMS' Vice President for State Legislative Affairs, to talk about some scope-of-practice bills that were introduced in the Illinois General Assembly in 2013.
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Sequester Means 2% Cut to Medicare Reimbursements beginning April 1
Should Congress not agree on a balanced budget approach by March 1, across the board spending cuts will automatically kick in due to the Budget Control Act of 2011. Physicians will be directly impacted by a 2% reduction in Medicare payments beginning on April 1, 2013.
...Nurses are NOT Doctors - Contact Your Legislators About IL S.B.73 Today!
A bill that would allow nurses to provide medical care without physician involvement was introduced in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday.
S.B. 73 would allow advanced practice...
ISMS Response to State Ultimatum for License Fee Increase or Processing Showdown
In response to the recent letter sent to every physician in the state by IDFPR regarding the state's stand on the licensing issues facing physicians, ISMS has responded to its membership with the following letter.
ISMS Letter to...