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North Carolina among States Selected for CMS Demo Project
North Carolina is among eight states selected to participate in a demonstration project designed to “evaluate the effectiveness of doctors and other health care professionals across the care system working […]
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Focus on Health Care Reform: What Credits and Taxes Might Affect Me?
The Affordable Care Act is funded through a number of taxes and fees collected from the health care sector, employers and some taxes on high-income individuals. See a brief synopsis of the fees and credits that may impact you and your practice.
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CMS Launches Center for Innovation
As created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week established the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. The […]
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Focus on Health System Reform: New Registration Requirements for Billing Agents & Clearinghouses
As part of a broader effort to reduce fraud and abuse in Medicaid, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prompts each State to require “any agent, clearinghouse, or other alternate payee that submits claims on behalf of a health care provider must register with the State and the Secretary [of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services].” See what this could mean to you.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: Drug Sample Reporting
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act places many new disclosure requirements on pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers from such companies to physicians or teaching hospitals. Beginning on April 1, […]
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Focus on Health System Reform: Medical Loss Ratio, pt. 2
Late last week, the NAIC officially adopted its model regulation for submission to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius. With the NAIC’s recommendations now complete, it will now be up to the Secretary to decide whether she will promulgate the model regulation as is, or make changes.
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UNC Professor Serves on National Health Care Workforce Commission
Thomas Ricketts, a health policy and management professor at UNC-CH, has been appointed to serve on the National Health Care Workforce Commission, established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
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NCMS President Addresses House of Delegates
Douglas Sheets, MD is speaking to the NCMS House of Delegates today to welcome them to the 156th Annual Meeting of the NCMS. Dr. Sheets has discussed the NCMS Board […]
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State Health Director Speaks to House of Delegates
Dr. Jeffrey P. Engel, M.D., North Carolina State Health Director, spoke to the NCMS House of Delegates this morning at the 156th Annual Meeting. Dr. Engel stressed the important role […]
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BREAKING NEWS: NAIC Adopts Final Medical Loss Ratio Regulations
During a joint session today, the Executive and Plenary committees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted to adopt a model regulation containing the definitions and methodologies for calculating medical loss ratios as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
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