Physicians Needed for Lyme Disease Focus Groups
May 12, 2022
Minnesota physicians are needed for an hour-long virtual focus group to discuss experiences seeing patients with concerns for chronic Lyme disease.
MMA Resident & Fellow Section Governing Council Nominations Open
May 12, 2022
Are you interested in a leadership role within the MMA’s Resident and Fellow Section (RFS)? Now is the time to step up, strengthen your leadership skills, and lend your voice to organized medicine.
Virtual Roundtable to Focus on the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare
May 12, 2022
An online roundtable discussion titled “Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Transition Roundtable: The Medically Complex as a Model of Systems Barriers and Potential Solutions,” will be held June 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.
HHS Committee Faces Difficult Task of Finding Compromise Between Senate, House Bills
May 12, 2022
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Conference Committee began meeting this week with the seemingly Herculean task of working out a compromise between the vastly different Senate and House HHS omnibus bills.
Volunteers Needed for Illicit Drug Harm Reduction & Decriminalization Work Group
May 5, 2022
MMA members interested in helping to develop MMA policy to mitigate the health impacts of illicit drug use, drug-related incarceration, and drug-related criminal records are invited to indicate their interest via this form now through 5 pm on May 19.
May 11 Forum to Address Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
May 5, 2022
The MMA will host a physician forum on May 11 at noon exploring housing as a social determinant of health and how this public health issue is being addressed in Minnesota.
MMA Takes Part in Med School’s Dean’s Excellence Awards
May 5, 2022
MMA President Randy Rice, MD, presented The Exceptional Primary Care Community Faculty Teaching Award to two physicians during the University of Minnesota Medical School's Dean's Tribute to Excellence in Education program, held virtually on May 4.
DHS Set to Distribute 2021 Opioid Prescribing Reports
May 5, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning to send more than 15,000 opioid prescribing reports to Minnesota Medicaid and MinnesotaCare providers through the providers’ health system or via the U.S. Postal Service.
HHS Omnibus Bill Passes House Floor, Goes to Conference Committee
May 5, 2022
Following a lengthy debate, the House Health and Human Services (HHS) omnibus bill, SF 4410, passed the House floor on a 69-64 party-line vote on May 3. The bill includes several items backed by the MMA including:
MMA Applauds FDA Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
April 28, 2022
The MMA welcomed news announced on April 28 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to ban menthol cigarettes, as well as flavored cigars, through a proposed rule that is open for public comment for 60 days.
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