MINNEAPOLIS, July 2, 2009 - J. James Rohack, M.D., AMA president, will be a featured speaker at the MMA’s annual meeting, September 17 in Rochester.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2009 - Members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation hold a variety of views on whether the federal government should include a public plan option as part of health care reform.

Chicago, June 15, 2009—President Barack Obama was warmly welcomed by several thousand physicians attending the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual meeting in Chicago on Monday as he called on them to work with him to reform the nation’s health care system.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 12, 2009 - The MMA sent a letter to Congressional leaders Thursday calling for them to make Medicare payments equitable between states as they consider health care reform proposals this summer.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 – On Monday, the MMA’s delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) will hear President Barack Obama speak about the need for health care reform at the AMA’s 158th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2009 - On Tuesday, Democratic leaders in Congress began to release their health care reform proposals. Members of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a partially drafted bill, and House leaders released a three-page outline of their reform plan.  Here are some of the key points in the proposals and how they align with the MMA’s reform vision as expressed in the Physician’s Plan for a Healthy Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 4, 2009 - The MMA is providing members ongoing coverage of the key components of the 2008 Health Care Reform Act. Here the a summary of recent events.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 4, 2009 - The MMA has selected four physicains to serve on the Peer Grouping Advisory Committee.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2009 - The MMA has been asked to appoint a physician to serve on a Health Care Home Payment Methodology Steering Committee, which is being formed as part of the 2008 Health Care Reform Act.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2009 - The MMA released a summary of changes made to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 2009 Aware Provider Service Agreement  on Thursday.