February 29, 2024
HF 3578 (Bahner, DFL – Maple Grove) went through its second House committee when it was heard in the House Commerce Committee on February 28. Because the bill was heard on Physicians’ Day at the Capitol, the hearing was attended by many physicians and physicians-in-training wearing their white coats.
February 29, 2024
A pair of bills aimed at reducing firearm-related death and injury, were heard on February 29 in a joint House hearing of the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, and the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee.
February 29, 2024
A bill to allow the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and increase access to opioid antagonists in sober homes, received its first hearing this week in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Supporting harm reduction legislation designed to reduce substance use disorder morbidity and mortality is one of the MMA’s five legislative priorities for 2024.
February 29, 2024
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is among the 32 U.S. senators who have signed on to a letter “calling on Congress to scrap the 3.37 percent Medicare payment cut” that took effect on January 1.
February 29, 2024
Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Program began universal screening for Krabbe disease on February 26. The MMA has been a long-time supporter of the state’s newborn screening program.
February 22, 2024
This week, the MMA shared concerns with a pair of bills heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that would alter the scope of practice for optometrists and pharmacists.
February 22, 2024
The 2023 Legislature passed an MMA priority directing the Minnesota commissioner of health to assemble an advisory committee of stakeholders to study and recommend how to implement a statewide registry for Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms.
February 22, 2024
Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD, an MMA member, will be the keynote speaker at next week’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol event from 1 to 4 pm on Wednesday, February 28.
February 22, 2024
As part of its commitment to promoting work/life balance and well-being for its members and their families, the MMA is piloting a clinician well-being program called MMA SafeHaven.
February 15, 2024
The MMA’s top legislative priority of fixing prior authorization, HF3578, was the first bill heard in the House Health Finance and Policy Committee when the second biennium of the legislative session kicked off in St. Paul this week.
