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Learning Opportunities

Free Webinar: Transformation to Value-Based Payments Under the ACO Model The North Carolina Medical…

NCMS Issues Initial Slate of Nominees

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Nominating and Leadership Development Committee met last…

NCMS Board Reviews Strategic Direction

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors met last weekend and agenda topics…

Letter To HHS Secretary Price Offers Feedback on Health Care Regulation

In a recent letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, MD, the North Carolina…

NC HealthConnex Adds Three of NC’s Largest Health Care Systems

NC DHHS Welcomes Two New Staffers

WCMS Launches Healthy Healer Program

Learning Opportunities

TOMORROW: The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry will sponsor a free webinar on “Grief and…

All-Star Line Up for M3 Conference – Don’t Miss It!

You won’t want to miss the stellar line-up of speakers at this year’s M3 Conference, Sept. 14-16 at…

SHIIP – NC’s Medicare Assistance Program – Fears Federal Funding Cuts

The Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), the division of the North Carolina…

NCIOM Publishes Snapshot of NC Uninsured

New Web Page for Clinicians Working in Small, Rural or Underserved Areas

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) We recently launched a new section on the…

Learning Opportunities

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Virtual Job Fair, Tuesday, July 18, 6:45 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.…

Industrial Commission Seeks to Implement Opioid Rules

Legislature Adjourns

The North Carolina legislature adjourned it's long session around 2:00 a.m. this morning. However,…

Senate Delays Vote on Health Care Bill; Read the NCMS Position on BCRA

The Senate has decided to postpone its vote on the proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA),…

In the News

Majority of State Lack Laws To Protect Patients From Balance Billing, Becker's Hospital Review,…

Regulate Massage & Bodywork Therapy

Proposal Would Make Major Changes to Medicaid Reform Provisions

The North Carolina Senate Health Committee on Thursday morning passed and referred to the Senate…

A Cautionary Tale: Know the Process for Medicare Quality of Care Complaints

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Solution Center recently received a call from a member…

911 Board Composition

New Tools to Help You Navigate MACRA

Occupational Therapy – Patient Choice

Interim Dean Named at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Required Experience for Mental Health, Developmental Disability and Substance Abuse Professionals

PT Licensure for Military Spouses

HB 57 - Enact Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Primary Sponsors: Rep. John Szoka (R –…

NCMS President Paul Cunningham, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

Paul R.G. Cunningham, MD, president of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) spoke at the North…

Michael Stoiko, MD Speaks At NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

Michael Stoiko, MD, a pediatric intensivist with Coastal Children's Services in Wilmington, spoke…

Jennifer Van Vickle, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

Jennifer Van Vickle, MD, a diagnostic radiologist in Raleigh specializing in the screening and…

James Foster, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

James Foster, MD, a Raleigh cardiologist, called for expanded coverage for those low-income North…

Elizabeth Campbell, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

Elizabeth Campbell, MD, a Wake County oncologist, said that expanding Medicaid would help health…

David Tayloe, Jr , MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

David Tayloe, Jr., MD, a Goldsboro pediatrician, termed the move to Medicaid managed care "the…

Charlie Rhodes, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session

Charlie Rhodes, MD, a family physician from Mount Pleasant, NC, and the president of the North…

Overview of the Senate Budget

NCMS Statement on BCBSNC's Announcement

Today Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Amerigroup (part of…

NC DHHS Hearings on Medicaid Reform Plan Wrap Up In Raleigh

Federal Health Care News Round-Up

NCMS Foundation Helps Rural Practices Transition to Value-based Payment

NCMS’ Melanie Phelps Elected to PCPI Foundation Board

Did You Know NC DMA Gets Policy Advice From Physicians?

Organized Medicine Challenged Insurance Mega-Mergers and Won

On April 28, a federal appeals court upheld the lower court’s ruling to block industry giant…

In the News

Doctors Choose Cheaper Drugs When Drug Reps Are Kept Away, NPR/ProPublica, 5-2-17 Welcome to the…

Body Art Regulation Changes

Hypertension Awareness Day

Updates to the Respiratory Care Practice Act

DHHS Eating Disorder Study

HB 10 - DHHS Eating Disorder Study Primary Sponsor: Rep. Chuck McGrady (R - Henderson), Rep. David…

Reduce Administrative Duplication for Behavioral Health Providers

Occupational Licensing Injunctive Relief

Does Your Rural Practice Need Help In This Rapidly Changing Health Care Environment?

Physiatrists To Convene Symposium on Current Challenges

The North Carolina Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (NCSPMR) represents more than…