Health Reform
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NCMS Morning Rounds 11-24-20
Happy Tuesday! Here is your NCMS Morning Rounds. November 24, 2020 Holiday Calls for Safety Yesterday, at his weekly pandemic briefing, Governor Roy Cooper extended North Carolina’s COVID-19 Phase 3 […]
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NCMS Morning Rounds 7-26-19
Happy Friday! Enjoy the week’s last NCMS Morning Rounds. July 26, 2019 What Are Your Thoughts on ‘Patients Over Paperwork’? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting […]
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Collaborative Care Model Key to Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health
In response to requests and in preparation for the state’s shift to Medicaid managed care, the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recently approved collaborative care codes to […]
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The Move to Value is Showing Savings in NC
Six North Carolina Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) achieved savings and earned a check back as part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in 2017, according to recently released data […]
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PAI Contends Reforming Stark Law Would Improve Outcomes
The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) recently responded to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) Request for Information on the Physician Self-Referral Law, known more commonly as the Stark Law. Implemented […]
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NCMS Joins in Move-To-Value Summit
As a long-time supporter of the move-to-value in health care, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was an enthusiastic participant in the recent Move-to-Value Summit in Winston-Salem put on by […]
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NCMS Responds to NC State Treasurer’s Call for Cost-Saving Strategies
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) responded in a letter to NC State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s call for short- and long-term approaches to rein in health care costs for the […]
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NC Pop Health Collaborative Addresses Medicaid Reform and Poverty
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Sept. 20, when the NC Population Health Collaborative will meet to consider population health with a focus on Medicaid transformation and poverty. The meeting will […]
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AMA Filing Amicus Brief to Protect Coverage and Insurance Reforms
The following remarks were presented to the House of Delegates at the AMA’s Annual Meeting during Tuesday’s business session by Dr. Gerald E. Harmon, Chair, AMA Board of Trustees. The […]
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GME Study Bill
SB 773 – Medical Education & Residency Study Primary Sponsors: Sen. Louis Pate (R-Wayne), Sen. Joyce Kraweic (R-Forsyth), Sen. David Curtis (R-Lincoln) HB 1002 – Medical Education & Residency Study […]
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