September 29, 2022
The MMA joined the AMA and more than 120 national specialty and state medical associations in a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to work on long-term solutions to fix the Medicare physician payment system.
September 29, 2022
More than two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still plenty of lessons to be learned. That’s what Minnesota physicians heard at the September 23 virtual Annual Conference.
September 22, 2022
Laurel Ries, MD, a family physician in St. Paul, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect. She will assume the role October 1. MMA members voted for officials in August.
September 22, 2022
On September 20, the MMA submitted comments in support of proposed changes to Chapter 6 of the administrative rule, which clarifies the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC).
September 22, 2022
In concert with the 2022 Annual Conference, the MMA is honoring four physicians, three physicians-in-training, a reproductive health researcher and a pediatric advocacy organization. Each year, the MMA honors those in medicine for going above and beyond with these MMA Awards.
September 22, 2022
Researchers found that 2020 marked the end of a six-year period of decline in the overall rate of work-induced burnout among physicians. By the end of 2021, 21 months after the COVID-19 pandemic, the physician burnout rate spiked to a new height that was greater than previously monitored by researchers.
September 15, 2022
MEDPAC, the political action committee of the MMA, has announced its support of Gov. Tim Walz for re-election this coming November.
September 15, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has found that moving forward with a new, free-standing mental health hospital in Saint Paul is in the public interest due to a lack of inpatient mental health beds. Despite this conclusion, MDH acknowledged significant concerns about the new facility as proposed.
September 15, 2022
On September 8, the AMA released a new report detailing the toll of the nation’s overdose and death epidemic.
September 15, 2022
On September 14, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the “Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act” (H.R. 3173), a bill which reduces prior authorization (PA) burdens for physicians providing care to patients under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
