NC DHHS Unveils Medicaid Reform Draft Plan
Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its multi-year draft plan…
HIE Connection NOT Required At This Time to See Medicaid Patients
Even if your practice is not yet connected to the new state-run North Carolina Health Information…
NC Makes Strong Showing On CMS' List of New and Renewing ACOs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Monday that three accountable…
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…
The NCMS Year in Review
In retrospect, 2015 has been a year of notable accomplishments for the North Carolina Medical…
What’s Ahead for Your Medical Society in 2016?
No one can foretell the future, but we can say with certainty that the North Carolina Medical…
NCMS Working to Ensure Sensible Medicaid Reform
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is meeting regularly with state officials charged with…
PAI Pushes for RAC Audit Reform
The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) submitted additional comments this month on the Audit &…
2014 Health Care Spending Report Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a study by the Office of…
Palmetto Posts 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Files
Palmetto’s 2016 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedules (MPFS) are now available in their Medicare…
NCMS Formally Comments on Implementation of MACRA
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) formally submitted comments yesterday, Nov. 17, in…
NCMS Begins Implementation of New Governance System
The newly updated North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) constitution and bylaws, reflecting the…
Medicaid Reform Work Begins in Earnest
Following three years of discussion, the North Carolina General Assembly took the initial steps…
NCMSF Receives Grant to Improve Access to Health Care for Those in Rural North Carolina
The North Carolina Medical Society Foundation (NCMSF) is pleased to announce the Kate B. Reynolds…
NCMS Bulletin 'Special Edition'
The following is a special edition of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Bulletin focused on…
Workers’ Comp Study Reveals Positive Trend for Physician Fees
A new study verifies that the interim changes to North Carolina’s physician fee schedule for…
Time is Running Out for Informal Review of 2016 Value Modifier
If you are in a practice with 10 or more eligible providers subject to the 2016 Value Modifier,…
Legislative Session Ends With a Last Minute Flurry of Activity
The seemingly endless North Carolina Legislative Session finally came to a close last Wednesday –…
ICD-10’s Debut Is Quiet, But Stay Tuned
After years of anxiety and delays, ICD-10 officially became the diagnostic code set of the land on…
CMS Releases Updated Meaningful Use Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator…
What the State's New Budget Means to Health Care in North Carolina
On September 18, Governor McCrory signed the state’s $21.7 billion budget bill, HB 97, into law.…
What the State's Compromise Medicaid Reform Bill May Mean to Your Practice
On September 17, the legislature released their compromise version of Medicaid reform legislation.…
We Want Your Input on the NCMS By-Laws Changes
Thank you to all who have posted comments on the proposed by-laws changes unveiled several weeks…
Time Is Running Short To Get Medicaid Reform Right
Legislators are still optimistic a Medicaid reform bill will be passed before this extra-long…
CMS Releases Medicare ACO Results for 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released 2014 quality and financial…
NCMS Member Feedback Sought on Bylaws Updates
The Bylaws Modernization Task Force was appointed to revise the current NCMS bylaws to reflect a…
Medicaid Reform Is Moving Forward At the Legislature
Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate voted 34-10 to approve HB 372, Medicaid Transformation, a…
PAs Gain a Seat on the NC Medical Board
On Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law HB 724, “Amend Composition of NC Medical Board” thus…
Wos Resigns as NC DHHS Secretary
Last Wednesday Dr. Aldona Wos officially resigned as Secretary of the NC Department of Health and…
Benefits of Tort Reform Legislation Are Now Apparent
Three years after the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was instrumental in pushing for…
100 Legislative Days — With No End in Sight
Today marks the 100th day the North Carolina Legislature has been in session this year with no…
Comparing the Medicaid Reform Bills and Where the NCMS Stands
With the General Assembly back in session after the July 4th break, Medicaid reform will once again…
Implementation of MACRA Has Started
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first proposed update…
NCMS Helps Injured Workers Get The Medical Care They Need
Only two weeks have passed since the updated workers’ comp medical fee schedule took effect on July…
New Workers’ Comp Physician Fee Schedule Takes Effect
Today, July 1, the new workers' compensation medical fee schedule becomes effective, marking the…
NCMS’ Statement On US Supreme Court’s Ruling on King v. Burwell
When the US Supreme Court's ruling on the King v. Burwell challenge to the subsidy provision in…
Medicaid Reform Update
Now that both the North Carolina House and Senate have laid out their respective Medicaid reform…
NCMS To Help Reduce Overuse of Certain Tests and Treatments
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is among the groups working with the North Carolina…
NC House Health Committee To Vote on Medicaid Reform Bill
Today the North Carolina House Committee on Health will likely vote on HB 372, 2015 Medicaid…
ACO Final Rule Released
On June 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule detailing…
CMS Releases Physician Medicare Payment Data
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its second annual…
Update on House Budget Provisions Affecting Physicians
The North Carolina House adopted its update to the Governor’s budget proposal last week. We expect…
CMS Proposes New Rules for Medicaid MCOs
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal that would…
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