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.
July 16, 2025
On July 8, the MMA submitted a formal comment in opposition to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would dramatically restrict states’ ability to impose Medicaid provider taxes on insurance companies.
July 16, 2025
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison met with the MMA Board of Trustees at its July 14 meeting and offered to regularly engage with the group to discuss the state’s healthcare issues.
July 16, 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning its registrants of new fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate DEA personnel and notify them that they are under investigation, presumably to obtain personal information.