December 22, 2022
On December 19, the State of Minnesota launched a new telehealth test-to-treat program to ensure Minnesotans who have tested positive for COVID-19 have easy access to clinician care and therapeutic treatments that reduce their risk of serious illness or hospitalization.
December 22, 2022
The MMA Foundation has awarded nearly $13,000 in grants to impact the scholarship of seven medical students and residents at Minnesota medical schools and residency programs.
December 15, 2022
On December 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would improve the ease and timeliness of prior authorization (PA) for patients covered by certain payers.
December 15, 2022
At its December 12 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees approved a policy proposal submitted through The Pulse on the “Decriminalization of Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs.”
December 15, 2022
Based on a law passed in 2011, Minnesota’s provider tax, which is assessed on the gross revenues received by physicians and other healthcare providers for patient services, will be reduced by 11% for 2023—from 1.8% to 1.6%.
December 8, 2022
The MMA sent out an Action Alert on December 6 urging its members to contact their members of Congress to stop a scheduled 4.5% across-the-board cut to physician Medicare payments.
December 8, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it is delaying enforcement of a provision of the No Surprises Act set to begin on January 1, 2023.
December 8, 2022
The noon-time online sessions on developing a sustainable and collaborative knowledge-sharing community to improve the transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with medical complexity will culminate next spring with a day-long, in-person summit on March 13 at 317 on Rice Park in St. Paul.
December 8, 2022
The MMA, along with Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin Health, will co-host an online physician forum from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, that will examine the “Legal Implications of Perinatal Substance Use in Minnesota.”
December 8, 2022
Members of the MMA delegation to the AMA influenced AMA policy through testimony and action at the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, which was held in mid-November in Honolulu.
