November 30, 2023
The MMA signed on to a November 16 letter to leaders in Washington, D.C., urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts.
“This annual fight to avoid drastic cuts to Medicare physician payments has to stop,” said Laurel Ries, MD, MMA president. “Now is the time for Congress to reform the payment system to ensure stable funding and to ensure Medicare patients get the care they need.”
Absent Congressional intervention, physicians will be forced to endure, effective January 1, 2024, another round of cuts stemming from budget neutrality requirements within the CY2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. Even though Congress approved a 1.25 percent increase to the conversion factor in 2023, physicians are still facing this cut because of the outdated budget neutrality rule.
“If Congress does not act by the end of the year to stop this impending payment cut, many physicians will be forced to reduce available healthcare services, cut office hours, or even forgo treating Medicare patients altogether," says the letter signed by the MMA and more than 100 national medical specialty and state medical associations.
October 9, 2025
The MMA is partnering with Hennepin Healthcare to offer an in-person session on “Supporting Patients, Families, and Professionals in the Aftermath of Crisis” on October 21 from 6 to 8 pm in Room RL110 at the HCMC Red Building, 730 South 8th Street, in Minneapolis.
October 9, 2025
The MMA, in partnership with the Wisconsin Medical Society, will lead a panel discussion titled "The Role of Medical and Professional Societies in Supporting Clinicians and Community Health" at the Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2025: Bold Innovation and Partnerships symposium, to be held on October 27-28, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
October 2, 2025
The federal government shutdown will affect the Minnesota healthcare system in several important ways.