Regulatory News Archives - North Carolina Medical Society

NCMS Capitol Chronicle – Disastrous 3.4% Medicare Physician Payment Cut is Looming

NCMS Capitol Chronicle – The No Fees for EFTs Act Introduced in Congress

NCMS Capitol Chronicle – Physicians’ Voices Heard at Rep. David Rouzer Roundtable

State Treasurer Report: NC Hospitals Charge Huge Markups, Hide Prices. NC Healthcare Association Responds.

NC State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, released report showing extreme variations in hospital…

Updates to Requirements For All DEA-Registered Practitioners. What it Means for Your Practice.

Proposed NC Bill May Impact NC Commission for Public Health

NCMS Goes to Capitol Hill

NCMS Weekly Legislative Review: Feb. 10, 2023

Effective Immediately: SAMHSA No Longer Accepting NOIs.

NCMS Encourages Congress on Urgency of a Medicare Fix – Please Do the Same

Some North Carolina Nursing Homes to Get Increased Federal Scrutiny

Great News for NC Patients: Hearing Aids Now Available Over the Counter

Will New Offer From Hospitals Jolt Stalled NC Medicaid Expansion Negotiations?

Could Your Patients Benefit from HOP?

NCMS Morning Rounds 3-28-22

NCMS Morning Rounds 3-21-22

NCMS Morning Rounds 8-3-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 8-2-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 7-27-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 7-16-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 7-1-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 6-7-21

NCMS Morning Rounds 9-18-20

HB 1053/ SB 717 Military Occupational Licensure/Audiology Compact

HB 1053/ SB 717 Military Occupational Licensure/Compact Primary House Sponsor: Rep. Craig Horn…

SB 866 – Enact Naturopathic Doctors Licensure Act

SB 866 - Enact Naturopathic Doctors Licensure Act Primary Sponsors: Sen. Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth),…

HB 228 / SB 178 – Modernize NC Medical Board Laws

PAI Offers Medicare Red Tape Relief Recommendations

The Physician’s Advocacy Institute (PAI), of which North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert…

Reminder: DMA’s Prior Approval Criteria for Opioid Analgesics Begins Sunday

Effective this Sunday, Aug. 27, prior approval will be required for opioid analgesic doses for N.C.…

Physician Community Offers Comments on Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule

Physician organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Physicians Advocacy…

ALERT: Medicaid To Require Prior Approval for Some Opioid Dosing Beginning Aug. 27

Be aware that beginning Aug. 27, NCTracks will require prior approval for opioid analgesic doses…

Are You Eligible for a Quality Payment Program Hardship Exemption?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP) Hardship…

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…

Updated Medicaid Reimbursement for Vaccines and Contraceptives May Come This Summer

Primary care physicians and obstetricians-gynecologists received some promising news recently. The…

Federal Health Care News Round-Up

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…

Registration Open for Summer Quality Improvement Workshop

Quick Action Limits Another Medicaid Rate Cut and Recoupment

Immediate action by the North Carolina Pediatric Society and the North Carolina Medical Society…

Did You Know NC DMA Gets Policy Advice From Physicians?

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…

Legislative Update: As Crossover Looms Here Are Several Key Bills To Watch

The North Carolina Medical Society’s (NCMS) advocacy team will be spending most of their waking…

Regulation of Retail Display of Tobacco Products

Mandate Wheelchairs in Outpatient Facilities

NCMS Board of Directors Considers STOP Act

At their regular bi-monthly meeting held Saturday, March 18 in Greenville, the North Carolina…

Repeal Of and What Will Replace ACA Still Uncertain

As of press time, the fate of the US House GOP’s American Health Care Act (AHCA) that seeks to…

NCMS Signs On to Letter Asking CMS to Reduce Regulatory Burdens, Penalties

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with other state medical and specialty societies…

Bertie/Gates Counties Ambulance Service

Exempt Ocular Surgery from CON Laws

NCMS Meets with Key US Congressional Leaders on ACA and Other Issues in DC

Last week was an extraordinarily busy week for health care advocates in Washington, D.C. North…

Administrative Nightmare Avoided – Thanks NCMS!

So far, 2017 has been a successful year for our Medicaid advocacy work. Last week, the Division of…