Allina Health, Physicians Reach Tentative Agreement
September 24, 2026
Several news sources are reporting that Allina Health and the Doctors Council SEIU reached a tentative agreement on September 22.
4 Physicians, 1 Medical Student Advance to General Election
August 13, 2026
Four Minnesota physicians and one physician-in-training will be on the ballot this November 3, following results from the August 11 primary.
Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD, ran unopposed in the DFL primary to defend her Minnesota Congressional District 3 seat.
Scott Jensen, MD, won the GOP primary for state auditor.
Medical student Hunter Cantrell (a current MMA Board of Trustee member), won the DFL primary for Minnesota House District 55B.
Jonathan Claussen, MD, ran unopposed in the GOP primary for Minnesota House District 5B.
Krish Subrahmanian, MD, ran unopposed in the DFL primary for Minnesota Senate District 49.
Not all physicians were successful, however. Justice Spriggs, MD, lost in the DFL primary for Minnesota House District 39B, and Matt Klein, MD, also lost in the DFL primary for the Minnesota Congressional District 2 seat.
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Local Healthcare Finance Expert Named to National Preventive Services Task Force
September 24, 2026
Local healthcare finance expert Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D., has been named as one of eight new members to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Survey Shows Majority of Physicians Faced Debilitating Stress in Last Year
September 24, 2026
On September 17, The Physicians Foundation released findings from its 2026 survey of America’s physicians, How Practice Conditions Shape Physician Wellbeing, examining differences in wellbeing by employment setting, gender, age, and geography.