Top Stories | April 10, 2008

House to vote on health reform

The MMA has been urging lawmakers to vote in favor of a health care reform package being considered by the Minnesota House Thursday.

Physicians battle Minnesota’s 3 percent pay cut

The MMA sent a letter Tuesday to members of the budget conference committee urging them not to pass a proposed 3 percent reimbursement cut for outpatient providers caring for patients with fee-for-service coverage.

AMA applauds passage of tobacco regulatory bill

Ron Davis, M.D., president of the American Medical Association, hailed the passage by the U.S. House and Energy and Commerce Committee last week of “The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.”

"Smoking shack" amendment undermines Freedom to Breathe Act

An amendment to a supplemental budget bill was passed by the Minnesota House allowing "smoking shacks" to provide shelter for people smoking.

MMA announces financial planning benefit

Thanks to a new preferred provider agreement by the MMA, Minnesota physicians have access to financial planning that is attuned to their needs, at a special member rate.

Coding, Billing, & Reimbursement Seminar, May 5-6

A perennial favorite with clinics, held this year at Grand Casino, Hinckley.

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