Bills Target Reductions in Physician Dispensing, Indemnity Benefits

A comprehensive Senate bill proposing a hybrid Medicare-based fee schedule and restrictions on compounded drugs remains mired in committee, but House Republicans have introduced individual bills to crack down on physician dispensing and reduce wage-replacement benefits. The bills were supported by the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative think tank that on Thursday released a new report that says taxpayers shell out nearly $1 billion a year in workers’ compensation coverage for state, county and local government employees, and for workers on public construction ...