The MMA takes the position that Minnesota's health care system needs comprehensive reform. Here are some key changes advocated in the MMA's reform plan, Physicians' Plan for a Healthy Minnesota.

The MMA supports:

• Health coverage for all Minnesotans with an approach that includes the private insurance market and government programs or subsidies that assists those who cannot afford coverage
• An individual mandate requiring all Minnesotans to have health coverage for an essential set of benefits
• A guarantee that all Minnesotans can buy affordable coverage in the private market, regardless of their previous health history
• A strong public health system with an emphasis on disease prevention
• A "medical home" for all patients that takes care of them and helps them coordinate their health care. To achieve this,  the MMA supports reforming the current payment system so that it reimburses clinicians for not only responding to diseases but also for managing and preventing them.
• A transparent health care system where patients are informed consumers of health care services
• A system that provides patients meaningful data about the quality and cost of their care through public reporting of quality measures and cost data