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The AMA recently launched a new microsite devoted to reversing the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.…
Key Insurer Centene Plans to Expand Health Exchange Presence, ABC News, 6-13-17 500,000 Providers…
Overcoming Opioids: The Quest for Less Addictive Drugs, The Associated Press, 4-17-17 US Healthcare…
A flurry of bills are being filed in advance of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Easter Break,…
Chip Baggett highlights several legislative developments this week, including forward movement on…
At their regular bi-monthly meeting held Saturday, March 18 in Greenville, the North Carolina…
Docs Left in Dark By CMS Over MACRA Compliance Requirements, Modern Healthcare, 3-16-17 HHS…
Both federal and state legislative developments are highlighted in this week's Bowtie Briefing. Get…
The General Assembly is beginning to hit its stride with more bills being filed that might affect…
These 12 Superbugs Pose the Greatest Threat to Human Health, WHO Says, The Washington Post,……
Chip Baggett focuses on two major legislative developments this week: testimony before the House…
North Carolina Senators, Representatives, law enforcement officials, physicians and the NC Attorney…
The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) voted last month to refine how they determine who will be…
The North Carolina Medical Board established a new CME requirement last year that applies to…
While Others Mull An Exit From the Exchanges, Centene Says It's 'Business as Usual,' Modern…
HHS Nominee Dr. Tom Price's 2nd Confirmation Hearing: 5 Things to Know, Becker's Hospital Review,…
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a notice that only one renewal notification…
Pediatric Compassionate Care Conference 2017 will be held Friday, Jan. 13 at New Hanover Regional…
Oxycontin Goes Global -- "We're Only Just Getting Started," The Los Angeles Times, 12-18-16 More…
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors held its last meeting of the year in…
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, briefs you on three items this week,…
The U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. sent a personal letter in August to more…
As of Aug. 31, 2016, the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC), a statewide nonprofit…
The NC Rules Review Commission has granted final approval to North Carolina Medical Board rule…
This month, the federal government, through the Office of National Drug Control Policy, reached out…
As all physicians who prescribe controlled substances know, North Carolina has a system, the…
This year North Carolina legislators actually kept their promise to wrap-up their work by the July…
Check out the final Bowtie Briefing of the year, which summarizes the legislative developments that…
Article by Minali Nigam, 2016 NCMS Foundation Medical Journalism Intern Last Monday at a press…
The North Carolina Department of Justice is bringing together law enforcement, public health,…
According to a new Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) report released last week,…
Make plans to attend this upcoming educational sessions: Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice,…
You're invited to attend the Summer Mixer, where you can get to know the Board of Directors of the…
'Nobody is Immune': Bracing for Zika's First Summer in the US, NPR, 6-29-16 US Medical Schools…
Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel at the NCMS, guest hosts today's Bowtie Briefing, which…
Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…
North Carolina House and Senate conferees continued their negotiations this week on a final budget…
