January 30, 2026
Nearly four dozen physician leaders, physicians-in-training and legislators urgently called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to allow unimpeded access to care for all Minnesotans.
January 30, 2026
On January 26, the MMA submitted a formal comment in opposition to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds for select gender-affirming healthcare services provided to minors.
January 30, 2026
After lengthy negotiations, the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) finally reached a 10-year mediation agreement on January 26, the Minnesota attorney general’s office announced.
January 30, 2026
Last week (January 22) the United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO).
January 30, 2026
In an effort to balance its budget, Hennepin Healthcare officials announced on January 26 that they have decided to cut 100 positions.
January 15, 2026
Due to an unexpected change in the Legislature’s schedule, the MMA has made the decision to move the 2026 Physicians’ Day at the Capitol (DAC) event to Wednesday, March 4, at the Union Depot, St. Paul.
January 15, 2026
On January 9, the MMA posted on social media its support of healthcare access for all Minnesotans, regardless of immigration status.
January 15, 2026
On January 13, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that it is appealing the decision by the Trump Administration to withhold more than $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding for Minnesota.
January 15, 2026
On December 29, 2025, an interview study on clinical firearm safety counseling, authored by several researchers, MMA members, and MMA staff, was published in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
January 15, 2026
The latest maternal mortality report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) found that 95% of maternal deaths occurring in the state were preventable, and mostly impacted American Indian and Black parents.
