MDH Releases Report on Health Plan Administrative Spending
August 7, 2025
On August 7, the Minnesota Department of Health’s Health Economics Program released its most recent report on health plan company administrative spending.
HHS Secretary Deals Devastating Blow to Vaccine Development
August 7, 2025
On August 5, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced plans to severely hamper vaccine development programs.
It was reported that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will terminate 22 mRNA vaccine-development contracts.
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, said the decision is one of the "worst decisions" he's seen. "mRNA technology could save us in the next pandemic," he said.
“The MMA continues to be disappointed, and concerned, with how the current administration is turning its back on science,” said MMA President Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA. “mRNA vaccines saved thousands of Minnesotans during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need more vaccine development, not less.”
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HHS Secretary Deals Devastating Blow to Vaccine Development
August 7, 2025
On August 5, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced plans to severely hamper vaccine development programs.
MMA Launches OBBBA Resource Guide for MN Physicians
August 7, 2025
The MMA has launched “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians” to help Minnesota practitioners understand how key provisions of the law will affect their practice and patients.