April 14, 2022
On April 12, the MMA asked members to send Action Alerts to their state senator and representative, urging them to support certain items in the House health and human services omnibus bill.
Specifically, the MMA is asking lawmakers to support:
Limiting the ability of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to make mid-year changes to their formularies, a practice that often forces patients off medications that are working.
Improve coverage of tobacco cessation services in the state’s public programs.
Authorization to begin developing a statewide registry for POLST (Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) forms to ensure patients preferences are respected at the end of their life.
New money to fund rural primary care residency programs.
These critical items are in the House omnibus bill but are not included in the Senate version. You can send an Action Alert here.
July 10, 2025
With the passage of President Trump’s budget bill, many in healthcare are wondering how it will affect the practice of medicine in the United States, and how it will impact the health of Minnesotans.
July 10, 2025
With an overwhelming 90% vote of support, Allina Health physicians, physicians’ assistants, and nurse practitioners voted to authorize a strike if the members of the Doctors Council – SEIU and Allina cannot reach a deal.
July 10, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Equitable Health Care Task Force is seeking public comment on its draft recommendations for improving health equity across the state.