MMA Board Updates Abortion Policies

May 19, 2022

At its May 14 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees (BOT) adopted revisions to MMA’s policies regarding abortion.

AMA Releases New Mental Health Resources for Physicians

May 19, 2022

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the AMA has released resources to help physicians integrate behavioral health into their practices, as well as prioritize their own mental well-being.

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.

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