Health Care Reform Archives - North Carolina Medical Society

Senate Health Committee Seeks Health Care Bill As Congress Returns

As reported in the last North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Bulletin (US Senate Health Committee…

PAI Offers Medicare Red Tape Relief Recommendations

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

Better Together: NCMS Hosts YMCA's Medical Partnership Summit

Report from the Move-to-Value Summit

Kristen Spaduzzi, the North Carolina Medical Society's (NCMS) Director of Value-Based Health Care,…

Physician Community Offers Comments on Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule

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

NCDHHS Releases Updated Plan for Medicaid Reform

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) yesterday, Aug. 8, released an…

Are You Eligible for a Quality Payment Program Hardship Exemption?

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

Check Out This CMS Video Featuring NCMS Leadership Program Alumna

Free Webinar: Transformation to Value-Based Payments Under the ACO Model

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and the NC Medical Group Management Association are…

Letter To HHS Secretary Price Offers Feedback on Health Care Regulation

In a recent letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, MD, the North Carolina…

Congressional Subcommittee Seeks Your Input on Regulation and Mandates

U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) recently announced a new…

New Web Page for Clinicians Working in Small, Rural or Underserved Areas

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) We recently launched a new section on the…

Sign Up Now for Summer Quality Improvement Workshops

New Tools to Help You Navigate MACRA

MSSP & Next Gen Council Members Share Best Practices

The NC MSSP & Next Gen Council held its second quarter meeting of 2017 on Thursday, May 25, at…

NCMS Comments on State’s Medicaid Reforms

Over the month of May, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) held…

Federal Update: Sen. Hatch Asks for Feedback on AHCA

Did You Subscribe to the PQRS Listserv? If Yes, Then Read This

Subscribers to the PQRS listserv are encouraged to sign up for the new CMS Quality Payment Program…

NCMS Statement on BCBSNC's Announcement

Today Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Amerigroup (part of…

NC DHHS Hearings on Medicaid Reform Plan Wrap Up In Raleigh

NCMS Foundation Helps Rural Practices Transition to Value-based Payment

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

Did You Know NC DMA Gets Policy Advice From Physicians?

Have You Received Your MIPS Participation Letter Yet?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mailing letters letting you know if you…

NC DHHS Seeking Your Comments on Medicaid Reform

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) just issued a call for public…

Medical Team Task Force Holds Initial Meeting

The Medical Team Task Force, chaired by former North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) President…

Does Your Rural Practice Need Help In This Rapidly Changing Health Care Environment?

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…

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…

NC Population Health Collaborative Grows Significantly

The NC Population Health Collaborative held its first meeting of 2017 with Accountable Care…

NCMS Closely Tracks — and Acts — on Proposals Affecting Your Practice

Your North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Government Affairs staff continues to closely watch the…

First Proposed CMS Rule of Trump Administration

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its first proposed rule…

NCMS In Touch with Congressional Leaders on Health Reform

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was in Washington, DC, yesterday speaking with…

NCMS Staff Featured at Upcoming NCHICA Health Policy Workshop

Several North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff will be speaking at the North Carolina…

NCMS Board Member Brown Helps to Define Mission for New Hanover Regional Medical Center

The Wilmington Star News recently published an opinion piece by North Carolina Medical Society…

Learn What’s Ahead Under the New Quality Payment Program

The pundits agree that while the fate of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain, the Medicare Access…

Update: AMA’s Objectives On Capitol Hill

Congress is considering a budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions intended to…

Take the First Steps to Understanding What MACRA Means for You

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) stands ready to help you understand and navigate the move…

CMS Offers New Medicare-Medicaid ACO Model Program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new initiative designed…

NC MSSP & Next Gen Council Convenes

More than 30 representatives of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and Next Generation…

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…

ICYMI: NCMS President’s Post-Election Message

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) President Paul Cunningham, MD, sent all NCMS members a…

Duke Health Creates Population Health Management Office

Duke Health recently took another step in the transformation to value-based care by creating a…

Feds Issue Landmark New Physician Reimbursement Final Rule

CMS Seeks to Improve Clinician Engagement Under New Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new initiative to…