Political Pulse for June 17, 2022
NCMS CEO/EVP Chip Baggett, JD, dives into the details around three important hot-topic legislative…
Understanding the STOP Act and What It Means for You
Gov. Roy Cooper signed the STOP Act into law in June 2017. This Act seeks to address the opioid…
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.…
State Warns of Increase in Cyclospora Infections
North Carolina State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, MD, MPH, recently sent a memo to all North Carolina…
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…
New CDC Director Named
On July 7, US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, MD, named Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, as…
CDC Health Advisory: Patients Receiving Eculizumab at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Eculizumab (Soliris®) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal…
Public Health Alert: Increase in Mumps Cases
The NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health issued an alert that…
NCMS Board of Directors Considers STOP Act
At their regular bi-monthly meeting held Saturday, March 18 in Greenville, the North Carolina…
Prescribing Antibiotics Wisely
“The most important modifiable risk factor for antibiotic resistance is inappropriate prescribing…