Bulletins
The weekly e-newsletter of the North Carolina Medical Society
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Bulletin for January 29, 2010
Volume 61 Issue 4 – January 29, 2010 Featured Stories PAYGO Exemption for SGR Thursday, January 28th the Senate passed H.J. Res. 45, a resolution to raise the federal debt […]
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PAYGO Exemption for SGR
Thursday, January 28th the Senate passed H.J. Res. 45, a resolution to raise the federal debt limit by $1.9 trillion, bringing the total national debt limit to $14.3 trillion.
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Clarifying Physician Views about Health Care Reform Legislation
An article on health reform survey results in last week’s Bulletin didn’t tell the whole story on physicians’ feelings regarding health reform legislation.
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AMA President Pushes for Meaningful Health System Reforms
In a letter sent to President Obama and members of Congress this week, AMA President J. James Rohack, MD, called for continued efforts to enact meaningful health system reform this year.
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Medical Board Considers New Policy on Telemedicine
The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) is considering the adoption of a new policy regarding the practice of telemedicine. The Board considered the draft proposal at their January meeting and […]
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NC Attorney General, NC Free Clinics and NC MedAssist Partner to Create Central Pharmacy
North Carolinians who are unable to afford their prescription medicines can now get them for free, Attorney General Roy Cooper, the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics, and NC MedAssist […]
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NC Doctors Provide Care in Haitian Relief Effort
Physicians from North Carolina were in Haiti this week to help victims of the earthquake that struck the island nation’s capital nearly three weeks ago. Plastic surgeon Kenneth White, MD, […]
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Wilmington Doctors Promote Access Through Health Hotline
About fifty Wilmington area physicians answered nearly 500 questions posed by callers during the WWAY-TV Health Hotline held Thursday at Independence Mall in Wilmington. The event, co-sponsored by the NCMS […]
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Presentation Sheds Light on Dangers of Indoor Tanning
Timothy C. Flynn, MD, a dermatologist with Cary Skin Center, made a presentation to 120 girls at St. Mary’s School in Raleigh on January 20 on the dangers of indoor […]
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Bulletin for 1-22-2010
Volume 61 Issue 3 1-22-2010 Featured Stories Haitian Relief Update A US Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), including about 70 physicians, arrived in Haiti earlier this week to increase the […]
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