June 1, 2023
A new study from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) highlights the potential for telehealth to make care more accessible to Minnesotans while providing similar levels of service to traditional, in-person ways of delivering care.
June 1, 2023
After a three-year pause during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medical Assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare will resume annual eligibility reviews of their enrollees (i.e., renewals). Renewals will begin as early as July for MA enrollees and October for MinnesotaCare enrollees.
June 1, 2023
MMA staff lobbyists will review the 2023 legislation session and discuss how new legislation will impact physicians and medicine in Minnesota as part of a virtual physician forum from noon to 1 pm on June 7.
June 1, 2023
On May 20, the MMA Board of Trustees approved a list of recommendations designed to reduce the incidence, and improve the quality, of emergency department boarding of patients with psychiatric diagnoses (EDBPPD) in Minnesota.
May 25, 2023
A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General warns that social media use can be harmful to the mental health of children and adolescents.
May 25, 2023
At its May 20 meeting in St. Paul, the MMA Board of Trustees approved three policies – two dealing with firearm safety measures and one on suicide prevention. All three were submitted to the Pulse by the MMA’s Public Health Committee.
May 25, 2023
On May 21, the Legislature passed new authority for the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) to address concerns with over-consolidation in healthcare.
May 25, 2023
After lengthy debate, the House and Senate finally approved the comprehensive Health and Human Services (HHS) conference committee bill on the final day of the session.
May 25, 2023
The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its business on May 22, closing out a very successful session for the MMA. Lawmakers passed four out of five MMA priorities, as well as comprehensive firearm safety measures, reproductive healthcare measures, and more.
May 18, 2023
One of the MMA’s top legislative priorities – legislation regarding CANDOR, or Communication and Optimal Resolution – is now waiting for Gov. Tim Walz’s signature.
