March 13, 2025
On March 31, State Sen. Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley) will meet with the Minnesota Health Equity Community of Practice (CoP) via Zoom from noon to 1 pm, to present legislative updates and priorities relevant to health equity. Her presentation will include a Q & A session.
Register for the meeting here.
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Sen. Erin Maye Quade |
Quade was first elected to the state Legislature in 2017 and has served in the Minnesota Senate since 2023. She is one of the three first Black women and one of the first of two openly LGBTQ+ women elected to the Minnesota Senate. In her public service career, she has championed legislative initiatives to increase access to reproductive healthcare, maternal health, funding for early childhood programs, and has fought to implement common sense firearm safety laws in Minnesota.
The CoP is a peer network dedicated to advancing health equity and addressing the significant racial and ethnic health disparities that persist throughout Minnesota. Every two to three months, health equity leaders and professionals come together to exchange expertise, network, and discuss issues and priorities.
The CoP is open to all professionals and leaders from Minnesota health systems, medical groups, and medical associations with an interest in health equity. If you are interested in joining or learning more, contact Haley Brickner, the MMA’s health equity coordinator.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
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.