NCMS Closely Tracks — and Acts — on Proposals Affecting Your Practice
Your North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Government Affairs staff continues to closely watch the…
Student Athlete Safety
HB 116 – Student Safety in Athletics Primary Sponsors: Rep. Harry Warren (R - Rowan), Rep. Greg…
Study To Advise How To Pay for Retirees' Health Benefits
HB 24 - Study of Future Funding for Retiree Health Fund Primary Sponsors: Rep. Pat Hurley (R –…
NCMS Legislative Update, Feb. 13, 2017: House Bill 36 – Amending the Scope of Practice of Optometry…
Welcome to the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Legislative Blog update. We are continuing to…
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…
HB 36 First Scope of Practice Bill for 2017 Legislative Session
House Bill 36, Enact Enhanced Access to Eye Care Act, is the first scope of practice bill, among…
NCMS In Touch with Congressional Leaders on Health Reform
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was in Washington, DC, yesterday speaking with…
NCMS Weekly Legislative Update: Feb. 7, 2017
Welcome to the North Carolina Medical Society Legislative Blog update. The first bill that could…
Bowtie Briefing for February 3, 2017: Weekly Legislative Update
Helpful links: NC House Bill 36 NC Doctor of the Year Award
NCMS Weekly Legislative Update: Jan. 27, 2017
The 2017 long session of the North Carolina General Assembly has started! This past Wednesday at…
Bowtie Briefing for January 27, 2017 – Legislative Update
Chip Baggett, JD, provides a quick update on this week's legislative developments, including a new…
Get Ready: Legislative Long Session Begins In Earnest Today
As lawmakers return to Raleigh today to get down to the business of introducing bills and writing a…
NCMS Weekly Legislative Update – January 20, 2017
Welcome to a new blog series to inform you about the legislative activities that the North Carolina…
NCMS Weekly Legislative Wrap-Up for January 20, 2017
Welcome to a new blog series to inform you about the legislative activities that the North Carolina…
Bowtie Briefing for January 20, 2017
Chip reviews three items in this week's video update. For more legislative developments and…
Bowtie Briefing for January 13, 2017: Developments on ACA, NC Elections, and Medicaid Reform
Related Links: https://www.ncmedsoc.org/carolina-complete-health/…
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…
Update: AMA’s Objectives On Capitol Hill
Congress is considering a budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions intended to…
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…
Bowtie Briefing: The Blooper Reel
Here's what you didn't see this year during Chip Baggett's weekly legislative updates:
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…
Bowtie Briefing for December 2, 2016: Legislative Update
Chip Baggett, JD, sums up the week's legislative events, including a meeting of the Joint…
AMA Endorses Price as HHS Secretary and Outlines Post-Election Advocacy Agenda
The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a statement this week from the chair of its Board of…
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…
Bowtie Briefing for November 4, 2016
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, briefs you on three items this week,…
Bowtie Briefing for October 21, 2016
Related items: https://www.ncmedsoc.org/appeals-court-rules-for-docs-in-nctracks-litigation/…
Bowtie Briefing for October 7, 2016
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, assigns viewers some homework before the…
Bowtie Briefing for September 30, 2016
Chip Baggett, JD, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, highlights six races in this week's…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Legislation Touts Meaningful Use Program Flexibility and Hardship Relief
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173), which recently was introduced…
Legislative Short Session Concludes
This year North Carolina legislators actually kept their promise to wrap-up their work by the July…
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…
Bowtie Briefing for July 8, 2016
Check out the final Bowtie Briefing of the year, which summarizes the legislative developments that…
Bowtie Briefing for July 1, 2016
Take a look at this week's legislative update, guest hosted by NCMS Associate General Counsel Conor…
General Assembly Clears Regulatory Hurdles for Medicare ACOs
This week the General Assembly completed its work on House Bill 287 – Amend Insurance Laws. This…
NCMS Pushed for Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone
Article by Minali Nigam, 2016 NCMS Foundation Medical Journalism Intern Last Monday at a press…
Bowtie Briefing for June 24, 2016
Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel at the NCMS, guest hosts today's Bowtie Briefing, which…
Bowtie Briefing for June 17, 2016
Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…
Legislative Update: Budget, CON, Naloxone
North Carolina House and Senate conferees continued their negotiations this week on a final budget…
Support for Medicare Audit Reform
Members of the US Senate Finance Committee, including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), highlighted a new…
Bowtie Briefing for June 10, 2016
Guest host Denna Suko, Deputy Director for Specialty Societies and Meeting Services, shares this…