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10 States Are Critical to Administration’s Efforts to Enroll 6 Million in New Health Plans, Kaiser Health News, 3/19/14 Phil Galewitz writes that North Carolina is one of the 10 […]
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NCMS Joins Hospitals and Radiologists in Filing Appeal against Decision in BCBS Dispute
NCMS, the NC Hospital Association and the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology have requested a judicial review of the Department of Insurance ruling in the dispute […]
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Supreme Court Upholds Mandate, Limits Medicaid Expansion
On Thursday, the US Supreme Court announced its long-anticipated decision in a series of cases challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
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Professional Regulation, Public Safety Threatened by FTC Order
What does teeth whitening have to do with the self regulation of medicine? As is often the case, actions taken to address a narrow issue can have major consequences. Such […]
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Health Care Reform
Just days after the second anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the US Supreme Court heard more than six hours of oral arguments challenging the new law.
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Court Approves Payments to Physicians in Class-Action Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth
Physicians will soon receive long-awaited payments resulting from a hard-fought legal battle against this major health insurance company.
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Federal Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Against Part of New NC Abortion Law
U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles temporarily stopped implementation of one piece of North Carolina’s new abortion law, which would have required health care providers to conduct an ultrasound at least four hours prior to performing an abortion procedure and to show and describe the images of the test to the patient prior to the procedure.
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down PPACA Insurance Requirement
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.
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Webinar Looks at Medical Liability Implications in Donating Care
Care Share Health Alliance is hosting a webinar, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, on Thursday, February 24, 2011 on Medical Liability Implications for Physicians Donating Care Through Their Practice/Office. The […]
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NCMS Opposes Rule That Would Equate Medical School and Chiropractic School
The NC Board of Chiropractic Examiners published a proposed rule on January 18, 2011 equating medical school with chiropractic school. The NCMS filed an objection to the rule with the […]
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