March 27, 2025
A bill that would expand optometrists’ scope of practice was the first of several scope of practice proposals heard on March 26 by the House Health Finance and Policy Committee.
March 27, 2025
On March 24, nearly 1,000 residents at the University of Minnesota filed to unionize with the SEIU’s (Service Employees International Union) Committee of Interns and Residents.
March 27, 2025
On April 21 at 5 pm, the MMA will host the 90-minute virtual workshop, Reckoning with Racism in Medicine, featuring video stories from physicians of color about their experiences studying and practicing medicine in Minnesota.
March 27, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported the first case of measles in Minnesota on March 25.
March 20, 2025
With the 2025 legislative session half-over, several MMA legislative priorities appear on track for passage.
March 20, 2025
Two months after the start of the session, all 201 legislative seats are finally filled.
March 13, 2025
Residents at Hennepin Healthcare filed for union recognition on March 12, saying that they are understaffed and underpaid, among other concerns, according to a report by KARE-TV.
March 13, 2025
Legislation to limit mid-year formularies, an MMA priority, was heard in the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee on March 11.
March 13, 2025
Legislation that would reinstate non-compete clauses has returned to St. Paul.
March 13, 2025
On March 11, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee heard legislation to authorize a non-opioid directive that would include instructions to health professionals that a patient must not be administered an opioid or be offered a prescription for an opioid, if they so choose.
