March 10, 2022
On March 8, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee passed HF3631 (Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD, -DFL, Deephaven), a bill offering modifications to the state’s medical practice act.
The bill mostly made technical changes related to accepted certification examinations required for licensure. It also included a new authority to assess new fines.
This new disciplinary language gave the BMP authority to issue fines of up to $10,000 “to discourage similar violations.” The bill provided no limits on how or when these fines would be used.
The MMA opposed this new authority and argued that the BMP provided little rationale for the need of this new disciplinary authority. We worked with Morrison who agreed to offer an amendment to remove the language, which was accepted by the committee. With the amendment adopted, the MMA supported the remainder of the bill.
The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the House Health omnibus bill.
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.