Reminder: DMA’s Prior Approval Criteria for Opioid Analgesics Begins Sunday

Effective this Sunday, Aug. 27, prior approval will be required for opioid analgesic doses for N.C.…

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NCMS Joins In Calling On UHC To Delay Consult Code Termination

As previously reported in the Bulletin, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with other…

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Suspected Overpayments from BCBSNC

Recently the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) learned that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North…

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State Warns of Increase in Cyclospora Infections

North Carolina State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, MD, MPH, recently sent a memo to all North Carolina…

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US Senate Health Committee To Hold Hearings on Insurance Market Stabilization

Yesterday US Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty…

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Physician Community Offers Comments on Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule

Physician organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Physicians Advocacy…

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In the News

Don't Blame the Surgeons: Long-Term Opioid Use Rarely Starts with Surgery, Study Finds, The Los…

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Learning Opportunities

The premiere of a documentary exploring the lack of evidence-based treatment in mental health care…

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