NCMS, the NC Hospital Association and the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology have requested a judicial review of the Department of Insurance ruling in the dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield over fees for radiology imaging. In the filing, NCMS and the other parties ask that the court reverse the November [...]

On Thursday, the US Supreme Court announced its long-anticipated decision in a series of cases challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

What does teeth whitening have to do with the self regulation of medicine? As is often the case, actions taken to address a narrow issue can have major consequences. Such is the case with the Federal Trade Commission’s interest in teeth whitening services in North Carolina.
Teeth whitening is the practice of dentistry under the NC Dental [...]

Just days after the second anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the US Supreme Court heard more than six hours of oral arguments challenging the new law.

Physicians will soon receive long-awaited payments resulting from a hard-fought legal battle against this major health insurance company.

U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles temporarily stopped implementation of one piece of North Carolina’s new abortion law, which would have required health care providers to conduct an ultrasound at least four hours prior to performing an abortion procedure and to show and describe the images of the test to the patient prior to the procedure.

A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that nearly all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalities.

Care Share Health Alliance is hosting a webinar, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, on Thursday, February 24, 2011 on Medical Liability Implications for Physicians Donating Care Through Their Practice/Office. The overview will be presented by Robert Desmond, Associate Attorney, Smith, Anderson, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP.  There is no charge thanks to Care Share’s funders.
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The NC Board of Chiropractic Examiners published a proposed rule on January 18, 2011 equating medical school with chiropractic school. The NCMS filed an objection to the rule with the Chiropractic Board this week. The stated purpose of the proposed rule is “to invoke the equivalency provision of [North Carolina law] to clarify that when [...]

On Monday of this week, J. Henry Hudson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia became the first trial judge to find the Minimal Essential Coverage Provisions of the newly enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the NCMS and other state medical societies a major victory this week in a legal fight concerning unfair business practices by managed care companies.

On Tuesday, July 6, 2010, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the NCMS and other state medical societies a major victory in their fight against unfair business practices against physicians by insurance companies.

On Thursday, May 13, the NCMS hosted a meeting to discuss the possibility of developing a proposal and applying for a state demonstration program for alternatives to medical tort litigation as outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  Attending the meeting were representatives of the North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Hospital Association, [...]

The General Assembly enacted legislation in 1976 limiting physician liability to situations where the plaintiff proves that the defendant physician failed to meet the applicable standard in the same or similar communities. Recently, the NC Court of Appeals in Swink v. Weintraub declined to reverse a decision against Dr. Weintraub even though the trial court admitted testimony from plaintiff’s medical experts who were not required to testify, as to their opinions, in the context of the “same or similar community” standard of care. Read on for more details on the case and decision and to see how the NCMS is responding…

The N.C. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that found the N.C. Medical Board had exceeded its authority in January 2007 when it issued a Position Statement threatening to discipline physicians who participated in executions. In its ruling, the Court stated “Because of this position statement, physicians have declined to participate in executions [...]