January 2, 2025
The MMA and more than 100 other healthcare organizations signed a letter to the Minnesota Congressional delegation on December 19 to alert them of the potential changes at the federal level to Medical Assistance (MA) in Minnesota.
“Medical Assistance is a critical program in our ongoing efforts to make Minnesota the healthiest state in the nation,” said Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, MMA president. “It provides needed coverage for the most vulnerable and Congress must work to ensure it remains strong.”
The letter, which was signed by healthcare providers, health insurers, nonprofits, service organizations, and consumer and worker representatives, expresses opposition to “major changes to Medicaid such as making it a block grant, instituting a per-capita-cap, adding work reporting requirements, and other measures in upcoming budget resolutions and reconciliation bills.”
“Through Medical Assistance, over 600,000 Minnesota children and 140,000 Minnesotans with disabilities are able to visit their family doctor to stay well, find medical care when they need it, and pay for treatment without fear that their financial security will be at risk,” the letter noted. “Every month, 38,000 of our state's elders find support through a nursing home or in independent living thanks to the state's Elderly Waiver and Nursing Facility programs.”
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.