Bulletins Archives - North Carolina Medical Society

BCBSNC Announces New President and CEO

NCMS Plan Practice Selected As One of Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers

At Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region (HPCCR), a North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

Announcing the NCMS Photo Contest Winners

After a painstaking selection process, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is pleased to…

NCMS Past President Frank Russell Reynolds, MD, Remembered Fondly

In the News

DEA Proposes Lowering Production Quotas for Opioids for 2018, NEJM Journal Watch, 8-7-17…

Learning Opportunities

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

Registration Now OPEN for the M3 Conference, Sept. 14-16 in Raleigh

NCMS Board Reviews Strategic Direction

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

Welcome Carteret Health Care!

NCMS Expresses Concern About UHC’s Plans to Eliminate Consultation Codes

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with other state and specialty medical societies…

Help Your Patients Access Health Insurance

Patients should know that regardless of the debate in Washington, DC, the Affordable Care Act is…

NC Medical Board Discusses STOP Act

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff attended last week’s North Carolina Medical Board…

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…

Congressional Subcommittee Seeks Your Input on Regulation and Mandates

U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) recently announced a new…

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

NC DHHS Welcomes Two New Staffers

WCMS Launches Healthy Healer Program

In the News

Five Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare, Kaiser Health News, 7-24-17 Report:…

Learning Opportunities

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

What the STOP Act Means to You

On June 29, Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017 into…

Changes to Health Information Exchange Act; NC HealthConnex Updates

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…

Congratulations to Health Care Leadership and Management Graduates

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…

New CDC Director Named

NCMS Foundation Lunch and Learn Webinar: 2017 Cybersecurity Update

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation and the NC Medical Group Management…

Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic – SEACOEM Symposium Aug. 12-13

The President of the Southeastern Atlantic College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine…

CDC Health Advisory: Patients Receiving Eculizumab at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Eculizumab (Soliris®) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal…

New Dean Named at ECU-Brody School of Medicine

In the News

Death Spiral? Obamacare Insurers May Be Having Best Year Yet Under ACA, Raleigh News &…

Learning Opportunities

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

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),…

Gov. Cooper Urges Use of Common Sense Strategies at Local and National Events Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

National Level: Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis At the first…

NCMS Hosts Meeting to Address Opioid Epidemic

NC Medical Board’s Opioid Prescribing CME Requirement Takes Effect 7/1

NCMS Board Nominations Close Monday, July 3

Nominate your colleagues for a leadership position on the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

What You Need To Know about the New Medicare Cards Coming in April

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 requires the removal of Social…

CMS Offers More Flexibility In Meeting MACRA Requirements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week it would offer more…

Last Call for Photo Submissions for This Year’s Contest!

Harris Award Nomination Deadline Extended

Plan your summer travels with Exclusive NCMS Travel Discounts

Did you know as a North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) member you have exclusive access to travel…

In the News

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

Learning Opportunities

Meet payer representatives at the Multi-Payer Provider Expo in Asheville on July 18, from 8 a.m. to…

Access These New Tools to Be Successful Under MACRA

Legislative Update: Budget May Be Ready Soon

Legislative Update: Budget May Be Ready Soon Legislative leaders are optimistic that the budget…

New! Online Nominations for NCMS Board positions

To make it easier for you to nominate your colleagues for North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

AMA Annual Meeting Concludes Today

New Resources Focused on Opioid Abuse Epidemic

The AMA recently launched a new microsite devoted to reversing the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.…