April 28, 2022
Ahead of the 2022 primaries and general election, four physicians received party endorsements at their local Senate District conventions this spring.
Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD, (DFL-Deephaven) earned the party endorsement at her Senate District convention in early April. After being redistricted into the same district as a fellow DFL House member, Morrison, an ob/gyn, decided to challenge incumbent Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Minnetonka) for the endorsement for Senate District 45 and won.
Alice Mann, MD, MPH, received the DFL party endorsement for the open Senate District in Edina – Senate District 50. Mann, a family physician, is a former member of the Minnesota House, representing House District 56B in 2019 and 2020.
Aleta Borrud, MD, a geriatrician, received the DFL endorsement and will face a rematch against incumbent Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) to represent Senate District 24. Borrud lost to Senator Nelson in the 2020 election by 909 votes.
The only current physician in the Minnesota Senate is Sen. Matt Klein, MD, (DFL-Mendota Heights). Klein, an internal medicine physician, received the DFL endorsement to run for reelection in Senate District 53, an area he’s represented since 2016.
There are currently no physicians running for the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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An amended piece of legislation that would exempt buprenorphine from prior authorization (PA) was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on April 9.
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On April 9, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard a bill that would require coverage for psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) services under Medical Assistance.
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On April 9, the House Taxes Committee heard legislation focused on supporting the financial stability and ongoing operations of Hennepin Healthcare.