Once the case has been concluded, the amount of your payment depends on whether the settlement or judgment amount was enough to cover all of the bills in the case. Often it is not, which means you may file a petition to adjudicate your lien before the court, or you may negotiate with the attorney for the amount you are to receive, and you could receive a check for less than the full amount of your bill.
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The amendment provides that the Illinois Industrial Commission is now known as the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
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Did you know that if the name of your practice does not contain your given name, under the law you are using an assumed name, regardless of the business structure of the entity? Conducting business under this type of name is often referred to as a “d/b/a” or “doing business as” the entity using an assumed name.
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The Illinois Medical Practice Act and Rules do not contain specific provisions about electronic communication like electric mail.
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The ICS keeps physicians aware of employment laws and regulations that apply to the physician office as an employer.
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Many of you recently were notified by United Health Care/Optum that it intends to change its reimbursement model for chiropractic physician providers. In Optum’s own words, “Effective December 1, 2015, OptumHealthCare Solutions, Inc. (Optum) will implement a new chiropractic ‘per visit’ fee schedule for UnitedHealthcare commercial products managed by the Optum™ network.”
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Physicians must strive to provide the best possible patient care, which is difficult in today’s economic climate where payers want more care for less pay.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established health insurance exchanges to sell insurance plans to any citizen, regardless of health status.
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