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.
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.
The guide includes five sections that describe the law’s impact on:
Medicaid
The ACA Individual Market & MinnesotaCare
Medicare
Health Savings Accounts
Medical School Loan Access
Within each section, provisions are listed in order of effective date and explained in clear language.
The MMA encourages the sharing of the guide with all who may be interested, including non-members and non-physicians.
Please contact Adrian Uphoff, manager of health policy and regulatory affairs, with questions.
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
February 19, 2026
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).
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.