A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that nearly all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalities.
While enactment of SB 33 – Medical Liability Reforms was a major achievement for the NCMS Legislative Affairs team this legislative session, dozens of other bills of interest to physicians will also be included in the soon-to-be released 2011 Legislative Summary.
The North Carolina Medical Society this week joined with the AMA and 80 other national and state medical and specialty societies in calling for standardization of data used for public performance reports about physicians and other Medicare providers.
