Advocacy

Advocating for Minnesota Physicians

Advocacy is at the core of the MMA’s work. The focus of our advocacy is to make Minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice medicine. As the voice of medicine in Minnesota, the MMA needs the support and involvement of physicians to succeed.


	MMA Advocacy Toolkit Physicians are advocates for patients every day. But to affect broad change, physicians will need to take advocacy from the exam room to the hearing room. Here’s how to do it in four steps:
	Know the Issues Influence the Debate	Raise your Voice Make MMA Stronger

	Key Issues The MMA supports physicians and patients through advocacy on crucial issues affecting the health of Minnesotans and the practice of medicine. Our current advocacy priorities are:
	Opioid Crisis Prescribing Burdens/Prior Authorization	Health Equity
	Legislative Action The MMA actively advances its agenda and defends medicine and patient care at the Minnesota Capitol. Our legislative priorities are:
	MMA 2022 Legislative Priorities Prescribing Burdens/Prior Authorization	2021 Legislative Review Find your legislator

	Legal & Regulatory Action Advocacy doesn’t just happen at the Capitol. Our work with state agencies, regulatory boards and the courts is critical to making Minnesota the healthiest state and best place to practice medicine. Our key legal and regulatory work addresses:
	BMP Amicus Briefs State task force/advisory groups

	Payer & Community Action Advocacy also happens outside of government and the public sector. The MMA advocates for medicine and health through interactions with insurers, community organizations, media, business groups, and community organizations. Our key work in this area addresses:
	Prior Authorization Physician Well-Being & Burnout Telehealth	Health Equity Vaccines

	Letters/Testimony The MMA frequently provides testimony or comments on the issues that matter to Minnesota’s physicians and patients.
	Testimony Letters Comments

QUICK LINKS

Advocacy

Advocating for Minnesota Physicians

MMA Advocacy Toolkit

Key Issues

Legislative Action

Legal & Regulatory Action

Payer & Community Action

Letters/Testimony