January 19, 2023
The University of Minnesota and CentraCare are in discussions to create a new medical school that would focus on rural health.
The school, which would open in 2025, would be based in St. Cloud. The plan needs approval from the university's Board of Regents.
The partnership comes out of a desire to address the growing shortage of medical professionals in rural areas of the state. Rural patients have limited access to care, have to wait longer for appointments, travel further for care and have reduced services at clinics and hospitals.
The U of M opened its Duluth campus in 1972 to focus on rural health.
March 12, 2026
MMA President Lisa Mattson, MD, testified in support of SF 3859 (Klein, DFL – Mendota Heights) before the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee on March 10.
March 12, 2026
An MMA-supported bill that would designate hospitals and clinics as safe spaces from immigration enforcement actions was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 12.
March 12, 2026
On March 3, a Senate committee heard an MMA-supported bill that would require health plans to cover infertility diagnosis, treatment, and medically necessary fertility preservation services.