Top Stories | October 22, 2009 Emails and calls from hundreds of MMA members this week helped to convince Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar to vote in favor of the “doc fix” bill that would have repealed Medicare’s SGR formula. However, the proposal to avert steep cuts in Medicare payments to physicians failed to pass Wednesday on a vote of 47 to 53. Save the Date for the MMA's Day at the Capitol, February 9, 2010 Join hundreds of physicians at the MMA's Day at the Capitol, where the MMA sets up meetings between you and your state lawmakers. The event will be held February 9, 2010 in the afternoon. The MMA is seeking physicians interested in serving on a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) advisory group focusing on the prevention of health care-associated infections (HAI) in Minnesota. Last week's poll results “If enacted, would the reform bill that passed the Senate Finance Committee help or hurt Minnesota physicians?” Hurt - 33 % Help - 67 % |