MINNEAPOLIS, July 8, 2008—An audio feature broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio Monday focused on the importance of interpeters as part of the medical team.

A look at some of the highlights of the 2008 Legislative Session.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 17, 2008 - The MMA Minority and Cross Cultural Affairs Committee sent a letter to about a dozen key lawmakers criticizing a state report that failed to recommend a way to fund interpreter services.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 3, 2008— An assortment of 23 health communication brochures, translated into 14 languages, are available from te U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immmigrants.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 6, 2008 - The House Licensing Subcommittee passed a bill Monday that would create a statewide registry for medical interpreters.

MINNEAPOLIS, January 24, 2007 - The MMA’s top priorities for the 2008 Legislative Session include health care reform, reimbursement for interpreter services, and protecting the integrity of the Health Care Access Fund.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 29, 2007—The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has recently posted 13 health brochures in Haitian Creole, Farsi, Spanish, Swahili, and Hmong on their website. 

MINNEAPOLIS, November 29, 2007—An increasing number of hospital emergency departments, health clinics and paramedic teams are using picture boards to facilitate communication between providers and patients with limited English proficiency, the Associated Press reports.

MINNEAPOLIS, 11:45 a.m. CST February 23, 2007 -- The MMA has worked with lawmakers to introduce bills in the House and Senate that would require health plans to pay for interpreter services.

MINNEAPOLIS, Updated 4:50 p.m. CST January 09, 2007 -- The MMA’s top three priorities this session are passing the Freedom to Breathe Act, furthering health care reform, and creating a Health Care Access Fund oversight committee.