It's not to the point where it's epidemic, but it is impacting access. Doctors are not taking on new care. They can't afford to take on any more.

The North Carolina Medical Society Foundation is very proud of the work of the Community Practitioner Program in addressing the issue of access to health care for vulnerable North Carolinians. Since its inception, the program has become an integral part of the safety net in our state.

The system is broke, and this report demonstrates that.

A stoppage of BlackBerry would cause major havoc. CEOs use them, doctors use them, Wall Street guys use them.

It's really kind of tragic that the work of the state tuberculosis commission and the doctors and then, hiring Cass Gilbert – this major name – all this energy ... and then. It's tragic. It's kind of tragic.

We expect our doctors to work very hard taking care of patients, but they don't have to spend all their time and energy battling insurance companies.