March 21, 2024
The House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee passed HF 367 (Freiberg, DFL – Minneapolis), a bill that would allow childcare facilities to require that participants meet certain vaccination requirements.
March 21, 2024
The MMA recently signed onto a letter of support for SF 1704 (Maye Quade, DFL – Apple Valley), the MN Building Families Act, which mandates insurance coverage of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) services, sparing couples the financial challenges otherwise taken on while trying to get pregnant.
March 21, 2024
In a joint memo sent March 12, the commissioners of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Minnesota Department of Health urged health plans to take several actions in response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
March 21, 2024
The MMA has joined a statewide campaign that calls on Minnesotans across the political spectrum to help reduce hostile polarization during what promises to be a politically divisive election year.
March 21, 2024
MN Community Measurement (MNCM) has hired Liz Cinqueonce as its new president and CEO, effective March 14.
March 14, 2024
MMA’s top legislative priority, SF 3532 (Morrison, DFL – Deephaven) received strong bipartisan support in a hearing on March 13 before it was laid over for future inclusion in a committee omnibus bill.
March 14, 2024
Legislation to require sober homes to allow the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and increase access to opioid antagonists received a hearing in the House Human Services Policy Committee on March 11.
March 14, 2024
A bill that would expand eligibility for MinnesotaCare, allowing anyone to buy into the program as part of a public option on MNsure starting January 1, 2027, was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 14.
March 14, 2024
On March 8, Congress halved the 2024 Medicare cut to physician payments, from 3.37% to 1.68%, as part of a larger spending package. The change took effect on March 9 and continues through the calendar year, but it does not apply retroactively.
March 14, 2024
Physician practices continue to struggle and identify workarounds after the late February Change Healthcare cyberattack.
