Illinois bill requiring medically necessary colonoscopy coverage heads to Senate floor – WGEM (Quincy)

Insurers are currently only required to cover the procedure if it’s part of a follow-up exam recommended by a primary care physician.
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the doctor
1 year ago

Glad these scum legislators are more knowledgeable in medicine than doctors. Already covered if a doctor states needed. Not sure who wants to endure the pre-op process, but all the hypochondriacs can go wild to their butt’s content.

Old Joe
1 year ago

Uh oh, Illinois taxpayers are gonna get bent over…..

James Butler Hickok
1 year ago

Yes these politicians like to shove things up
Our as… like higher taxes and now this also.

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