Legislative Round-Up: Short Session Begins Monday
As the General Assembly prepares to reconvene in Raleigh on Monday, April 25 for its short session,…
DHHS Is Listening: Tell Them Your Thoughts on the Medicaid Reform Waiver
The NC Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) ‘Listening Sessions’ to gather feedback on…
NCMS Talking Points on Draft Medicaid Reform Waiver
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has formulated talking points (PDF) to help you as you…
NCMS Summarizes Medicaid Reform Draft Waiver
To highlight the important points contained in the state’s draft Medicaid reform waiver application…
Bowtie Briefing for March 4, 2016 – Weekly Legislative Update
Chip Baggett focuses on four new developments in this week's legislative update: election…
NC DHHS Unveils Medicaid Reform Draft Plan
Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its multi-year draft plan…
NC Medicaid on Budget Target For Third Consecutive Year
Leaders from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) presented a number of reports…
Audit of ACA Enhanced Payments for Primary Care Begun
Last week, NC Medicaid began the process of auditing physicians, physician assistants and nurse…
NCMS Working to Ensure Sensible Medicaid Reform
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is meeting regularly with state officials charged with…
Medicaid Physician Drug Program Reimbursement — Is It An Issue for Your Practice?
Due to a rate freeze in Medicaid’s Physician Drug Program that occurred in 2010, a growing number…
Medicaid Re-Credentialing Efforts Resume on Large Scale
Re-credentialing necessary for continued participation in Medicaid/CHIP Thousands of Medicaid…
Medicaid Reform Work Begins in Earnest
Following three years of discussion, the North Carolina General Assembly took the initial steps…
New NC DMA Website Launches
A new North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) website launched on Oct. 27, organized…
Reminder of NCTracks Re-credentialing Process
Please note the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) successfully advocated on your behalf to…
Legislative Session Ends With a Last Minute Flurry of Activity
The seemingly endless North Carolina Legislative Session finally came to a close last Wednesday –…
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.…
Time Is Running Short To Get Medicaid Reform Right
Legislators are still optimistic a Medicaid reform bill will be passed before this extra-long…
DMA Reviewing Medicaid Recredentialing Compliance
From the North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Medicaid Reform Is Moving Forward At the Legislature
Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate voted 34-10 to approve HB 372, Medicaid Transformation, a…
Medicare and Medicaid Turn 50 Tomorrow
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation amending the Social Security Act and…
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…
DMA Details Changes to Payment of Crossover Claims
The North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) today sent a letter to providers detailing…
Medicaid Reform Update
Now that both the North Carolina House and Senate have laid out their respective Medicaid reform…
CMS Proposes New Rules for Medicaid MCOs
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal that would…
More Codes Open for Billing by PAs and NPs in NCTracks
There is some news in the long-running saga of CPT codes closed to PAs and NPs since the NCTracks…
ICD-10 Help From NCTracks
NCTracks Medicaid claims system staff is gearing up for the transition to ICD-10, and offers this…
NCMS Leads Medicaid Reform Efforts
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has been leading the charge toward meaningful Medicaid…
3 Percent Medicaid Retroactive Rate Reduction to Begin April 23
The NC Department of Health and Human Services issued a special Bulletin to Medicaid providers last…
CMS Certifies NCTracks Paving Way for Higher Federal Payments to State
NCTracks, the claims payment system implemented by the North Carolina Department of Health and…
State Senate Bill Filing Deadline Brings Flood of Health Care Legislation
Bill filing deadlines always bring a flood of legislation. Yesterday the North Carolina Senate's…
NCMS Works To Repeal 3 Percent Retroactive Medicaid Reimbursement Cut
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Government Affairs staff is working with key legislators…
Medicaid Recredentialing Period Extended
The NC Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) has changed the length of time required before a…
UNC Needs You To Help Assess the NC Medicaid Lock-In Program
The University of North Carolina’s Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) is conducting an…
NCMS Reports From the Legislature
NCMS’ Medicaid Reform Guiding Principles Medicaid reform is our top priority this session, and…
NCTracks Ready to Reprocess Claims for Enhanced Payments under the ACA
From NCTracks: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the state’s Medicaid program pay at the…