NC Medical Board Refines Safe Opioid Prescribing Initiative Criteria

The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) voted last month to refine how they determine who will be…

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First Proposed CMS Rule of Trump Administration

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its first proposed rule…

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Be Aware: New Closed Formulary for State Health Plan Patients

As previously reported in your North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Bulletin, the State Health…

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Update: Prior Authorization Reform Initiative

As reported in the last Bulletin the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is part of a coalition…

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NCMS In Touch with Congressional Leaders on Health Reform

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was in Washington, DC, yesterday speaking with…

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NCMS Webinar: Employment Law Issues Facing Your Practice

Join the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and the North Carolina Medical Group Managers for a…

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Bowtie Briefing for January 27, 2017 – Legislative Update

Chip Baggett, JD, provides a quick update on this week's legislative developments, including a new…

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Learn What’s Ahead Under the New Quality Payment Program

The pundits agree that while the fate of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain, the Medicare Access…

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Beware: DEA Will Only Remind You To Renew Once in 2017

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a notice that only one renewal notification…

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DEA Will Only Remind You Once in 2017

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a notice that only one renewal notification…

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Take the First Steps to Understanding What MACRA Means for You

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) stands ready to help you understand and navigate the move…

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Changes to BCBSNC Formulary Coverage Coming January 1, 2017

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is spreading the word about changes to their…

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AMA Endorses Price as HHS Secretary and Outlines Post-Election Advocacy Agenda

The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a statement this week from the chair of its Board of…

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CMS Seeks to Improve Clinician Engagement Under New Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new initiative to…

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NCMS Fielding Questions On New Nondiscrimination in Health Programs Rule

Last May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule implementing…

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‘Pick Your Pace’ of Adoption of the Quality Payment Program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering physicians four options for how…

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CMS Offers Resource To Help Medicare Beneficiaries Protect Their Privacy

Health care fraud drives up costs for everyone in the health care system. To help your Medicare…

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BCBSNC Extends Date for Mid-Level Provider Credentialing

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has extended the deadline for mid-level…

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Get the Latest on Employment Law Changes Facing Medical Practices

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation in cooperation with the North Carolina Medical…

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NCMS Joins Others In Opposing the VA’s Plan for APRNs

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has joined with other state and specialty medical…

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Legislation Touts Meaningful Use Program Flexibility and Hardship Relief

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173), which recently was introduced…

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AMA Offers Proposed Fee Schedule Rule Summaries

The AMA advocacy staff is preparing formal comments on the rules the Centers for Medicare and…

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Physician Groups and the Insurance Mega Mergers

The US Department of Justice filed suit last week to block Anthem's proposed purchase of Cigna and…

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Important Reminder about Billing Requirements for Certain Dual-Eligibles

In conversations with officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the AMA was…

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2017 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed; Comments Now Accepted

On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the Physician…

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NCMS Joins in Opposing Insurance ‘Mega-Mergers’

Forty-three state and national organizations including the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

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NCMS Signs On To Bill Protecting Peer Reviewed Items from Sunshine Law

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has signed on to a letter voicing strong support for…

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The Value of an NCMS Membership Made Clear Once Again

Fulcrum Strategies, a Raleigh firm that represents practices in managed care contract negotiations,…

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New Rule on CME on Opioid Abuse Open for Comment

The North Carolina Medical Board has published its proposed rule to implement the General…

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CMS Releases Two Landmark Directives on Medicaid and Medicare

Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule on Medicaid…

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Commissioner Goodwin: Report BCBSNC problems to DOI

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is specifically asking physician practices to…

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Bowtie Briefing for February 19, 2016 – NC HIEA Update

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, provides an update on the transition to the…

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Physician Groups Continue to Press DOJ to Reject Insurance Mergers

The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) continues to press the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to…

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Medicaid Physician Drug Program Reimbursement — Is It An Issue for Your Practice?

Due to a rate freeze in Medicaid’s Physician Drug Program that occurred in 2010, a growing number…

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Monday is Deadline to Submit PQRS Review Request

Monday, Nov. 23, is the deadline for eligible providers, comprehensive primary care practice sites…

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Update: Health Insurance Mergers

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with our national partners, The Physicians…

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Enrollment is Open – Helping Patients Get Insurance on the Health Care Exchange

Open enrollment for individual insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began Sunday,…

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CMS Extends Deadline for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Informal Review Process

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the 2014 Informal Review period…

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NCMS Closely Monitoring Proposed Health Insurance Mergers

The proposed mergers between health insurance giants Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna have…

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AMA Resources Help to Understand New Payment Model in Commercial Payer Contracts

Commercial payers are increasingly pursuing contracts with physicians based on new payment models,…

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AMA Study: Health Insurance Mergers Would Diminish Competition in Many States

From AMA reports The combined impact of proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health…

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Bowtie Briefing for July 24, 2015

Get the latest update on two bills, one impacting physician assistants and the other on how you…

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BCBS Rate Increase Request Not Off-Set by ACA Reimbursements

A July 7 article in the Raleigh News & Observer reported that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of…

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CMS Proposes New Rules for Medicaid MCOs

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal that would…

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