Registration Now Open for Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on February 19
December 5, 2024
Registration is now open for Physicians’ Day at the Capitol, when physicians and physicians-in-training from across the state gather at the Capitol to advocate on behalf of medicine.
Morrison Discusses Range of Issues/Challenges Ahead for New Congress
December 5, 2024
Saying she got into politics to be “a voice for science and evidence-based policy,” newly elected U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison, MD, discussed her new role and the state of affairs in Washington, D.C., during an MMA forum on December 4.
Minnesota House Announces Conference Co-chairs, Budget Forecast Released
December 5, 2024
Last week, leaders from the Minnesota House of Representatives announced new committee chairs for the 2025 legislative session.
No New Delivery Methods Will be Added for State’s Medical Cannabis Program
December 5, 2024
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will not add any new medical delivery methods to the medical cannabis program in 2025.
MMA Board Approves 2025 Legislative Priorities; MA Payment Increase Tops List
November 21, 2024
The MMA Board of Trustees approved five legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session at its November 16 meeting in St. Paul.
MinnesotaCare Expanded to Include People with Undocumented Status
November 21, 2024
On November 19, the Minnesota Department of Human Services officially opened MinnesotaCare to people with undocumented status who live in Minnesota.
Congresswoman-elect Morrison to Speak at December 4 Online Forum
November 21, 2024
Newly elected U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s Third Congressional District Kelly Morrison, MD, will be the guest speaker for an online Physician Forum on Wednesday, December 4, from noon to 1 pm.
MMA Member Appointed to AMPAC Board
November 21, 2024
MMA member Mary Lawrence, MD, was recently appointed to AMPAC, the AMA’s political action committee board.
MMA, Other Healthcare Groups, Urge Congress Again to Address Medicare Physician Payments
November 21, 2024
The MMA, along with 128 other healthcare organizations, signed onto a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to “pass legislation to both prevent the scheduled 2.83 percent Medicare physician payment cut and, critically, provide a positive payment update for 2025.”
Medicare Payment Rates Remains Top Issue for MMA Delegation at AMA Interim Meeting
November 14, 2024
Medicare payment reform topped the list of MMA priorities again at the AMA’s Interim Meeting held November 8-12 in Orlando, Fla.