The Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) recently reported that since the October 1, 2011 effective date of both the Senate Bill 33 and House Bill 542, lawsuits filed against physicians insured by Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina has declined.
With the 2012 Short Session quickly approaching on May 16, legislators and staff are busy wrapping up interim study committee work, preparing bills for introduction or further action and developing the fiscal adjustments for the second year of the biennium budget.
This week, the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI), Inc. sent a letter on behalf of more than 100 professional medical associations to CMS reporting concerns about the “Returning and Reporting of Overpayments” proposed rule made effective in February 2012.
