July 25, 2011 will be forever one of the most important days in the history of the North Carolina Medical Society. On that day the NC House voted 74-42 to override the Governor’s veto of SB 33-Medical Liability Reforms, allowing North Carolina to join a majority of states where medical liability reforms are already in place.
There’s no question that enactment of Senate Bill 33-Medical Liability Reforms was the biggest achievement of the 2011 legislative session. However, SB 33 was one of 88 bills that were tracked by the NCMS legislative team because of their potential impact on physicians and patients in North Carolina.
Just hours before a midnight deadline Tuesday, Congress passed legislation that raised the federal debt ceiling, avoiding a default that would have far-reaching consequences, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
