MMA Foundation Invites Applications for Physicians-in-Training Scholarships
September 29, 2022
The MMA Foundation (MMAF) is currently accepting applications for two scholarship funds geared to physicians-in-training.
MMA Signs Letter to Congress to Fix Medicare Payment to Docs
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.
Annual Conference Discusses Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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.
MMA Leadership Election Results are In
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.
MMA Hands Out Annual Awards for Going Above and Beyond
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.
MMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Rule
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).
Burnout Rate for Physicians Spikes, Study Shows
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.
MEDPAC Endorses Walz for Governor
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.
New AMA Report Paints Tragic Picture of Nation’s Overdose Epidemic
September 15, 2022
On September 8, the AMA released a new report detailing the toll of the nation’s overdose and death epidemic.
MDH Says Mental Health Hospital Should Move Forward
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.
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