Where are we headed this year at the General Assembly? Download the 2010 Legislative Priorities summary to see what issues on which the NCMS will focus its efforts.
Get an in-depth review of the 2009 Long Session of the General Assembly and its impact on medicine. Download the Legislative Summary now (PDF).
For more information on the Medical Society's legislative priorities, contact Chip Baggett, cbaggett@ncmedsoc.org.
Also available: The 2008 Legislative Summary (Word File)
Every physician and medical group manager should know what to do when they are contacted by government inspectors, especially when they are investigating criminal activity or presenting a search warrant. To help you learn more about these situations, Smith Anderson lawyers Mike Gordon and Sean Timmons have prepared an outline for your use.
View the outline. (PDF)
A message to NC physicians... As the largest physician organization in the state, the NCMS devotes significant resources to advocating physician viewpoints in the public policy arena. Success in these endeavors requires direct physician involvement. All physicians are encouraged to devote some time to understanding the medical issues addressed by the General Assembly and to work with the NCMS to assure the views of the medical community are presented to policy makers in an organized and effective fashion.
The louder our voice - the larger our impact.
NCMS Key Contacts are a network of North Carolina physicians who can be relied upon to contact their legislators on important issues being debated in the General Assembly. By agreeing to become a Key Contact, we become partners. The Government Affairs staff will provide you with all the necessary background information, pertinent talking points, phone numbers, and addresses; you do the talking in your own way on the issues with which you feel most comfortable. To be a Key Contact, e-mail Jaime King for details.
It is critical that physicians financially support candidates for the General Assembly and Congress who truly understand the relevant issues affecting healthcare today. NCMS PAC allows us to express our support with one unified voice. The strength of NCMSPAC is vitally important during an election year because it helps us to elect candidates who fairly represent issues important to the medical community.
If you would like more information on how to become involved with NCMS grassroots activities or to become a member of NCMS PAC, please contact Chip Baggett, Director of Legislative Relations, at jking@ncmedsoc.org.
To contact the Government Affairs Department at the NCMS:
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