February 29, 2024
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is among the 32 U.S. senators who have signed on to a letter “calling on Congress to scrap the 3.37 percent Medicare payment cut” that took effect on January 1.
“This bipartisan support reflects the deep concern across the country that these cuts endanger healthcare access for constituents, especially those in rural and underserved areas,” said AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, in a statement.
“After three consecutive years of Medicare payment reductions, healthcare providers are at a breaking point and are struggling to maintain access to care for the Medicare beneficiaries they treat,” says the letter addressed to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“On behalf of patients and healthcare workers, Congress must urgently work together with the provider community to come up with long-term legislative solutions to reform the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA),” the letter says.
Click here for the letter.
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.