Archive for July, 2014
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Budget votes expected today and tomorrow
After significant debate between both chambers of the General Assembly, a conference report on updates to the state budget was released late last evening. It is expected that the General […]
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Budget Released Late Last Night; Senate Votes This Morning
The budget document hammered out over the last few days by the NC House and Senate was released at 11:05 p.m. last night (Wednesday). The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) […]
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Comment Period Has Begun for 2015 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On July 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) placed the 2015 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule on display at the Federal Register. It was made available for […]
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Several Examples of Why We Are Opposed to Managed Care
See how these examples from other states could play out here under the Senate’s plan for Medicaid reform.
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PAC Pulse: Evaluating Judicial Candidates in a Changing Environment
Why you shouldn’t overlook these important upcoming elections.
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NCMS Celebrates Accomplishments of Josephine Newell, MD
The first female president of the NCMS passed away on July 9, 2014.
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Rep. Jim Fulghum, Only MD Serving in NC Legislature, Dies
Rep. Jim Fulghum, MD, a retired neurosurgeon, who focused on health care issues during his time in the legislature, died Saturday. Fulghum, 70, was diagnosed just three weeks before his […]
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Don’t Forget to Review Your Payment or Investment Data Before It’s Made Public
The deadline for reviewing your data about payments, ownership or investment interests between drug and device manufacturers, physicians and teaching hospitals is August 27, 2014. The Centers for Medicare and […]
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Update on Tax Scam Affecting Some Doctors
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is still gathering information on doctors affected by the tax scam that came to light earlier this year in which someone is filing false […]
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