January 12, 2023
Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD, (DFL-Deephaven) will be the guest speaker at this year’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on February 8.
Morrison, an MMA member, has been a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist for more than 20 years. She is serving her first term in the Senate after serving for four years in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Morrison has been a strong advocate for science and medicine at the Minnesota State Capitol. She has championed legislation to make prescription drugs more affordable, reduce maternal morbidity rates, and protect the patient-physician relationship and access to reproductive healthcare.
Physicians’ Day at the Capitol will be held in-person at the Minnesota State Capitol this year, after being held virtually the previous two years.
Agenda:
12:30 pm - Registration
1 pm - Program by MMA staff, Guest Speaker Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD
2:15-4 pm - Meetings with legislators
The day's events will include scheduled meetings with State Senators and Representatives. Those registered after January 31 will not be guaranteed a meeting.
To secure a meeting with your state legislators, register today.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.