Legislative Session Starts; MMA to Focus on 5 Major Issues
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
CDC Adopts ACIP’s Revised Recommendation on HBV Vaccinations for Newborns
December 18, 2025
On December 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) followed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) lead, and adopted the Hepatitis B Vaccine (HBV) recommendation to end the practice of vaccinating all newborns for HBV.
“This new recommendation is not based on scientific evidence,” said MMA President Lisa Mattson, MD. “We support the evidence-based guidance provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which supports giving a birth dose of the vaccine to all infants.”
The vaccine, as it has been used for the past 30 years, is a proven way to reduce HBV transmission and death. Delaying the first dose leaves infants vulnerable to both undiagnosed maternal infection and HBV exposure after birth.
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MMA Leaders Testify on Medicaid Cuts
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On the second day of the legislative session, MMA leadership was already advocating for one of its top priorities - minimizing the harm of federal changes to Medical Assistance (MA).
MMA Priority Bill on AI and Prior Auth Already Moving at the Capitol
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Legislation to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in prior authorization requirements was heard in the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee on February 19.