June 11, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is seeking two physician applicants for its E-Health Advisory Committee. The openings include one physician representative seat, and one physician alternate seat.
The committee advises the health commissioner on the following matters:
assessment of the use of health information technology by the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards for administrative data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data; and
other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
Meetings are expected to be held virtually every two to three months, and last approximately two hours each.
Interested physicians should apply on the secretary of state’s open appointments website.
June 11, 2026
The MMA has joined a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against MultiPlan (recently rebranded to Claritev) and major insurers, including UnitedHealth, Elevance, Humana, Aetna, and Cigna, alleging that they conspired to systematically underpay healthcare practitioners for reimbursements for out-of-network services, which often fail to cover operating costs.
June 11, 2026
On June 9, the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) and Fairview Health Services finalized an agreement on funding for the university's healthcare programs, including the medical school.
June 11, 2026
A federal judge on June 8 nixed the Trump administration's $100,000 price tag on new H-1B visas, saying the fee is a tax and that only Congress can create new taxes.