In the beginning of the year, Dr. Terry Wagner's office manager came to him and said "something weird is going on." For weeks, the office manager told him, Wagner had been quietly underpaid by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — State lawmakers are taking down a new insurance scheme that’s used to short-change doctors. It’s called ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- A new report from the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) shows the practice of downcoding is affecting the majority of physicians and healthcare ...

“Guilty until proven innocent.” That’s how one practice owner described downcoding policies being implemented by large insurers on local independent physicians. After reviewing billing statements, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to ban insurance companies from automatically coding a health service lower than what is actually provided to patients ...

The ISMS-backed bill would prohibit health insurance companies from automatically coding a health service at a level lower than what patients received. This bill is another example of how Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to ban insurance companies from automatically coding a health service lower than what is actually provided to patients ...