Archive for October, 2014
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NCMS Charged with Modernizing Policy Development and Governance
Learn more about the new structure proposed to develop health policy.
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Some NCMS’ 160th Annual Meeting Highlights
Over 200 North Carolina Medical Society members and guests gathered at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center last weekend, Oct. 24-25, for the Society’s 160th Annual Meeting and House of Delegates.
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2014 Award Winners Announced at Annual Meeting
Some of the awards given at the NCMS Annual Meeting last week were to those who are just beginning their careers in medicine, while the others marked career-long achievements.
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3 Percent Medicaid Rate Reduction Delayed By State
The 3 percent Medicaid rate cut originally scheduled to take effect October 26 has been delayed. The state has not announced when it will implement the 3 percent reduction in […]
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NCMS Judicial Endorsements — Make Your Vote Count for Health Care
Physicians have a big stake in judicial elections! Judicial decisions at this level have a great influence on medical privacy, medical malpractice liability, access to medical care, scope of practice, […]
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NCMS PAC Sets Election Week Goal
We need your help. Election Day is six days away, and we have set a goal to raise $10,000 before then. Your NCMS PAC supports candidates that understand the issues facing […]
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Ebola Update: NC Health Community Fosters Open Lines of Communication
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), is communicating weekly with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and other stakeholders throughout the week to ensure that if […]
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NCMS Reiterates Position on Medicaid Reform to Joint Legislative Subcommittee
On Monday, Oct. 20, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, testified before the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services subcommittee on […]
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Survey: What’s the Impact of a 4 percent Medicaid Cut?
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) continues to work to oppose Medicaid rate cuts enacted by the General Assembly during the 2014 short session that will take effect in the […]
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CMS Hopes to Improve Access to Open Payments Data
To make it easier to search the recently published Open Payments data, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a beta version of the Open Payments search tool. CMS […]
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