MMA Email Newsletter 4/3/2008
Top Stories | April 3, 2008
The MMA's legislative team has been working closely with lawmakers in an effort to shape the health care reform package to achieve the MMA's goals.
A delegation of MMA leaders took part in the AMA house call being held in Washington to impress upon Congress that physicians are impatient for Medicare reform.
Sen. Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, is suggesting that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed transfer of $250 million from the Health Care Access Fund may violate the law.
The MMA continues to push lawmakers to pass health care reform this session, despite concerns about the bill that passed the Senate Thursday by a vote of 41 to 22.
Two medical students from the MMA joined hundreds more from across the country to visit Congress urging representatives to protect access to care for America's patients.
Mayo Clinic physician and MMA member Brian Davis, M.D., won the Republican endorsement Saturday to represent Minnesota's First District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Trust for America's Health has released a study showing that Minnesota and Wisconsin receive less public health funding from the CDC than other states.
Thanks to a new preferred provider agreement by the MMA, Minnesota physicians have access to financial planning that is attuned to their needs, at a special member rate.
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