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.
The House version significantly impacts rural and underserved areas. The bill also affects medical school loans and loan forgiveness programs.
The AMA urges physicians “to contact your senators today and urge them to improve the reconciliation bill by:
Preserving access to Medicaid and ACA coverage for eligible individuals
Protecting medical education loan and forgiveness programs to strengthen the future physician workforce
Including support for long-term, inflation-adjusted Medicare payment reform
Click here to send a message to your senators.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”