Bowtie Briefing for Sept. 1, 2017: NC Med Board News; 'Garbage Juice' Bill Developments

Helpful Links: House Bill 770 - Various Clarifying Changes House Bill 576 - Allow Aerosolization…

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Bowtie Briefing for August 4, 2017: Special Session Re-Cap

Chip Baggett, JD, provides a quick re-cap of the special session that took place at the NC General…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 30: Session Adjourned

Chip Baggett, NCMS Senior VP for Advocacy and Advancement, provides the final Bowtie Briefing for…

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Bowtie Briefing: Surprise NCGA Health Care Bills and Reaction to US Senate 'Better Care' Reveal

It's been a week of transformation at the NCGA, as two health care bills that started out with one…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 16, 2017: Breaking Developments

Chip Baggett highlights two bills that moved this week, including a proposed Senate Committee…

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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…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 9, 2017: All About the Budget (and a Special Session)

This week was all about the budget at the General Assembly. Chip Baggett sums up the developments…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 2, 2017: House Budget Passes; NCMS Board Strategizes

Related Articles: NCMS Prioritizes Improving North Carolinians’ Health and Expanding Professional…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 26, 2017: House Budget Reveal

Chip Baggett shares some more details on the recent NC DHHS hearings on Medicaid reform, his brief…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 19, 2017 – Medicaid Hearing Wrap-Up

Chip Baggett provides a wrap-up of the recent Raleigh Medicaid Reform hearing by NC DHHS and also…

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Bowtie Briefing: Senate Budget Highlights

Chip Baggett summarizes the NC Senate budget and its impact on health care.

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Bowtie Briefing: The Calm after the Crossover Storm

Chip Baggett revels in the post-Crossover calm but shares the importance of remaining ever-vigilant…

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Legislative Update: Staying Vigilant After ‘Crossover’

Last Thursday the General Assembly passed the Crossover milestone in this long legislative session.…

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Bowtie Briefing: Special Crossover Update

It was Crossover week -- meaning it was a long, hectic week filled with late nights and lots of…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 21, 2017: Crossover's Coming

Get ready for Crossover! Chip Baggett explains how next week's important deadline will impact the…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 31, 2017: Cohen confirmation, STOP Act developments and more

Chip Baggett highlights several legislative developments this week, including forward movement on…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 24, 2017

Chip Baggett sums up a busy week at the legislature and shares his thanks on physician, PA and…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 10, 2017

Both federal and state legislative developments are highlighted in this week's Bowtie Briefing. Get…

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Legislative Update: Now You Have the Tools to Be Informed and Take Action Quickly!

The General Assembly is beginning to hit its stride with more bills being filed that might affect…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 3, 2017 – HB36 Update and New Opioid Bills

Chip Baggett focuses on two major legislative developments this week: testimony before the House…

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Bowtie Briefing for February 24, 2017 – Legislative Update

Helpful Links: Action Alert - House Bill 36 - Enact Enhanced Access to Eye Care Act Action Alert -…

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Bowtie Briefing for Feb. 17, 2017: Update on New Federal Rule; Several Health Care Bills Filed This Week

Helpful links: Read the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization Proposed…

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Bowtie Briefing for February 10, 2017 – NC Medicaid News and House Bill 36 Update

  Helpful links: NC Medicaid Drops Provider Rate Cut NC General Assembly: House Bill 36 Sign…

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Bowtie Briefing for February 3, 2017: Weekly Legislative Update

Helpful links: NC House Bill 36 NC Doctor of the Year Award

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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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Bowtie Briefing for January 20, 2017

Chip reviews three items in this week's video update. For more legislative developments and…

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Legislative Long Session Begins Today; Cooper Moves to Expand Medicaid

The General Assembly convenes in Raleigh today to officially begin its long session. This promises…

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Bowtie Briefing for January 6, 2017

Welcome to a new year! It's been a busy one already on the legislative front, with some important…

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Bowtie Briefing: The Blooper Reel

Here's what you didn't see this year during Chip Baggett's weekly legislative updates:

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Bowtie Briefing for December 16, 2016: Special Session Bonanza

It's been a year filled with special sessions at the NC General Assembly, and this latest one…

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Bowtie Briefing for December 2, 2016: Legislative Update

Chip Baggett, JD, sums up the week's legislative events, including a meeting of the Joint…

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Bowtie Briefing for November 11, 2016: Election Results in NC Legislative Races

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, covers the election results for eight NC…

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Bowtie Briefing for November 4, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, briefs you on three items this week,…

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Bowtie Briefing for October 21, 2016

Related items: https://www.ncmedsoc.org/appeals-court-rules-for-docs-in-nctracks-litigation/…

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Bowtie Briefing for October 7, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, assigns viewers some homework before the…

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Bowtie Briefing for September 30, 2016

Chip Baggett, JD, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, highlights six races in this week's…

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Bowtie Briefing for Sept. 23, 2016: M3 Recap and Two Highlighted Elections

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, recaps the events of last weekend's…

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Bowtie Briefing for September 9, 2016: NCMS Elections & M3 Pre-Registration Ends 9/12

Chip Baggett, JD, Director of Legislative Relations, highlights the candidates up for NCMS Board…

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What the National and Local Elections Might Mean for Physicians and PAs

While you may feel inundated with information about November’s national and local elections, be…

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Bowtie Briefing for September 2, 2016: M3 Conference Advocacy Events

The Bowtie is Back! After a summer break, Chip Baggett, JD, Director of Legislative Relations, is…

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Legislative Short Session Concludes

This year North Carolina legislators actually kept their promise to wrap-up their work by the July…

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Bowtie Briefing for July 8, 2016

Check out the final Bowtie Briefing of the year, which summarizes the legislative developments that…

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Bowtie Briefing for July 1, 2016

Take a look at this week's legislative update, guest hosted by NCMS Associate General Counsel Conor…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 24, 2016

Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel at the NCMS, guest hosts today's Bowtie Briefing, which…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 17, 2016

Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 10, 2016

Guest host Denna Suko, Deputy Director for Specialty Societies and Meeting Services, shares this…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 3, 2016

Our first guest host shares the legislative and advocacy updates for the week.  

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Bowtie Briefing for May 27, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, covers a fast-moving legislative week, with…

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