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…
Gain a Broader Perspective on the Practice of Medicine
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation offers three tracks of professional…
Did You Watch the NCMS Bowtie Briefing This Week?
For those who want the inside story directly from the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Senior…
In the News
Key Insurer Centene Plans to Expand Health Exchange Presence, ABC News, 6-13-17 500,000 Providers…
Learning Opportunities
TODAY! United Healthcare will hold a ‘listening session’ for Medicaid providers on Wednesday, June…
Legislative News: NC House Budget Vote This Week
As the Bulletin goes to press Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina House is considering…
NCMS Prioritizes Improving North Carolinians’ Health and Expanding Professional Leadership
At an innovative retreat held in Chapel Hill the weekend of May 19-21, the North Carolina Medical…
MSSP & Next Gen Council Members Share Best Practices
The NC MSSP & Next Gen Council held its second quarter meeting of 2017 on Thursday, May 25, at…
Ambulatory Surgery Centers See Medicaid Recoupment
NCTracks has issued a notice to 34 Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) throughout the state that a…
NCMS Comments on State’s Medicaid Reforms
Over the month of May, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) held…
Did You Subscribe to the PQRS Listserv? If Yes, Then Read This
Subscribers to the PQRS listserv are encouraged to sign up for the new CMS Quality Payment Program…
United Healthcare To Hold Medicaid Listening Session
United Healthcare will hold a ‘listening session’ for Medicaid providers on Wednesday, June 14,…
Learning Opportunities
NCTracks is conducting Regional NC Tracks Seminars to help educate new providers, billing staff of…
In the News
A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer's Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy, Kaiser Health News, 5-30-17 Behavioral…
Updated Medicaid Reimbursement for Vaccines and Contraceptives May Come This Summer
Primary care physicians and obstetricians-gynecologists received some promising news recently. The…
NCMS Statement on BCBSNC's Announcement
Today Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Amerigroup (part of…
NC Legislative Update: Staying Vigilant as Budget Process Moves Ahead
The NC Senate unveiled their spending plan for the biennium last week, and the North Carolina…
What To Know About the ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware as a Health Care Professional
As you probably heard, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) received…
Do You Need to Participate in MIPS? Do You Know What MIPS Is?
The answers to these pressing questions are available through a new interactive tool on the Centers…
Meet the Payers at the Multi-Payer Expo On Tuesday in Winston-Salem
Physicians, practice managers and staff will have access to representatives from many of the…
NCMS Plan’s George Fanelli Announces Retirement
Longtime North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Employee Benefit Plan employee George Fanelli…
In the News
Fact Checker: Trump's Claim Veterans Received 42 percent More Approvals To Get Non-VA Health Care,…
Learning Opportunities
NCTracks is conducting Regional NC Tracks Seminars to help educate new providers, billing staff of…
Quick Action Limits Another Medicaid Rate Cut and Recoupment
Immediate action by the North Carolina Pediatric Society and the North Carolina Medical Society…
Legislative Update: Staying Vigilant After ‘Crossover’
Last Thursday the General Assembly passed the Crossover milestone in this long legislative session.…
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…
Have You Received Your MIPS Participation Letter Yet?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mailing letters letting you know if you…