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.”
July 16, 2025
On July 8, the MMA submitted a formal comment in opposition to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would dramatically restrict states’ ability to impose Medicaid provider taxes on insurance companies.
July 16, 2025
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison met with the MMA Board of Trustees at its July 14 meeting and offered to regularly engage with the group to discuss the state’s healthcare issues.
July 16, 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning its registrants of new fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate DEA personnel and notify them that they are under investigation, presumably to obtain personal information.