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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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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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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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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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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General Assembly Clears Regulatory Hurdles for Medicare ACOs

This week the General Assembly completed its work on House Bill 287 – Amend Insurance Laws. This…

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NCMS Pushed for Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone

Article by Minali Nigam, 2016 NCMS Foundation Medical Journalism Intern Last Monday at a press…

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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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Legislative Update: Budget, CON, Naloxone

North Carolina House and Senate conferees continued their negotiations this week on a final budget…

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Support for Medicare Audit Reform

Members of the US Senate Finance Committee, including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), highlighted a new…

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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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NC Senate Budget Addresses Use of CSRS

The North Carolina Senate released its proposed budget late Tuesday and various Senate committees…

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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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Bowtie Briefing for May 20, 2016

This week's briefing highlights budget developments, advocacy days, and elections. Watch!

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Bowtie Briefing for May 13, 2016

Get your weekly legislative update with Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations! This…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 6, 2016

Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett sums up a relatively quiet week at the General…

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NC Legislative Session Now Underway — What to Watch

North Carolina’s state senators and representatives returned to Raleigh on Monday April 25, to…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 29, 2016

Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, summarizes a busy opening week at the…

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Legislative Round-Up: Short Session Begins Monday

As the General Assembly prepares to reconvene in Raleigh on Monday, April 25 for its short session,…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 15, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, focuses on five important developments in…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 8, 2016

Chip Baggett provides an update on the DHHS Listening Sessions on Medicaid Reform and also…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 1, 2016

Chip Baggett shares his advice on how to best communicate with your legislator regarding issues…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 24, 2016

No bowtie and a day early -- Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, throws us some…

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Progress On RAC Audit Reform

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert W. Seligson met last week with Nicholas Uehlecke,…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 18, 2016

Check out this week's legislative update with NCMS Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett.……

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Bowtie Briefing for March 11, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett shares developments regarding the Medicaid…

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Bowtie Briefing for March 4, 2016 – Weekly Legislative Update

Chip Baggett focuses on four new developments in this week's legislative update: election…

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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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Bowtie Briefing for February 12, 2016 – Election Update

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett shares his latest "Bowtie Briefing," focusing…

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NCGA Committee Considers Relaxing Supervision Requirements in NC

On Tuesday, members of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee…

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NC Medicaid on Budget Target For Third Consecutive Year

Leaders from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) presented a number of reports…

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The Bowtie Is Back: Chip Baggett Hosts the First "Bowtie Briefing" for 2016

Primary elections are right around the corner, and Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative…

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NCMS Board Begins New Year; Launches New Governance System

The 2016 North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors held their initial meeting of the…

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NCMS Working to Ensure Sensible Medicaid Reform

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is meeting regularly with state officials charged with…

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PAI Pushes for RAC Audit Reform

The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) submitted additional comments this month on the Audit &…

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