November 10, 2022
The MMA joined a coalition of healthcare organizations in a letter to Congressional leaders to extend "pandemic flexibilities to offer telehealth through 2024.”
"We respectfully request the House and Senate work together in an end-of-year package to provide stability on telehealth policy by extending Medicare and other flexibilities through the end of 2024," said the letter sent November 3 to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The letter goes on to request: "In addition to Medicare fee-for-service telehealth flexibilities, we also request a year-end package to include:
Extension of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’s Acute Hospital at Home program.
Continuation of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in-person requirement waiver for prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth."
Other Minnesota healthcare organizations signing on to the letter include:
Allina Health
Essentia Health
Gundersen Health System
Mayo Clinic
Sandford Health
Trinity Health
August 20, 2026
A physician and Olympian will give an inspirational address as part of this year's Empowering Physicians event on Friday, September 25, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
August 20, 2026
Minnesota received some disturbing news this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as data shows that for the 2025-2026 school year, vaccination rates decreased and non-medical exemptions increased.
August 20, 2026
On August 11, a federal appellate court sided with the Texas Medical Association (TMA) argument that the way the No Surprises Act’s qualifying payment amount (QPA) is calculated has historically favored payers in arbitration.