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.
MDH Releases Health Advisory on Monkeypox
May 26, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released a health advisory regarding monkeypox, an orthopoxvirus, the same genus as smallpox, variola and vaccinia viruses.
Healthcare providers should consider monkeypox in people with unexplained rash and who have traveled in the last 30 days to a country with a confirmed or suspected case of monkeypox, have had contact with a person with a confirmed or suspected monkeypox, and is a man who reports close or intimate contact with other men.
Call MDH if you suspect monkeypox at 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414.
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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
February 19, 2026
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.