Blue Cross Blue Shield’s 'downcoding' will gravely impact care

Due to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s unfair new "downcoding" scheme the Sun-Times' Elvia Malagón recently wrote about, more and more physicians are considering dropping Blue Cross Blue Shield plans or not accepting insurance all together. This could interrupt the relationship thousands of patients in Illinois have with their current doctors or lead them to lose their access to healthcare entirely. Our concerns are urgent and real. A growing number of psychiatrists, especially those with small…