Allina Health, Physicians Reach Tentative Agreement
September 24, 2026
Several news sources are reporting that Allina Health and the Doctors Council SEIU reached a tentative agreement on September 22.
Local Healthcare Finance Expert Named to National Preventive Services Task Force
September 24, 2026
Local healthcare finance expert Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D., has been named as one of eight new members to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Survey Shows Majority of Physicians Faced Debilitating Stress in Last Year
September 24, 2026
On September 17, The Physicians Foundation released findings from its 2026 survey of America’s physicians, How Practice Conditions Shape Physician Wellbeing, examining differences in wellbeing by employment setting, gender, age, and geography.
MMA Seeks Members for Rural Mental Health Project ECHO Advisory Committee
September 24, 2026
The MMA is seeking physicians and other healthcare professionals to serve on an advisory committee for a new Project ECHO program focused on mental and behavioral health in rural communities.
ACGME Proposing Changes to Resident Requirements
September 24, 2026
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is proposing revisions to the Common Program Requirements.
Guidance on the 2026-2027 Flu Vaccine Now Available
September 24, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released its guide for the influenza (flu) vaccine for 2026-2027.
Allina Health Physicians at Mercy Hospital Strike for Four Days
September 17, 2026
Dozens of Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley, went on strike Monday, September 14, through Thursday, September 17.
MMA Board of Trustees Approves 2027 Advocacy Priorities
September 17, 2026
At its September 14 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the organization’s advocacy priorities for 2027.
MMA Signs on to Letter Urging Medicare Physician Payment Reform
September 17, 2026
The MMA joined the AMA and 49 other state medical associations in urging Congress to pass H.R. 9693, the "Patients First Act," which would reform the Medicare physician payment system.
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day is September 17
September 17, 2026
September 17 is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day—a day to remember physicians who have died by suicide, and to strengthen the commitment to preventing future loss.
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