May 1, 2025
The MMA, along with nearly 100 healthcare advocacy groups, signed a letter to Congressional leaders opposing legislation that would revise how chiropractors are referred to in Medicare claims.
The bill would "authorize chiropractors to use the title ‘physician’ under the Medicare Part B program and be paid the same rate as allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians for manual manipulation of the spine, as well as for any other medical services chiropractors are licensed to perform,” says the letter sent April 28.
The letter goes on to say: “this bill opens the door for other services, which chiropractors have not been specifically trained to provide, and which could potentially put patient safety at risk, to be covered by Medicare.”
“While we greatly value the contribution of chiropractors to the physician-led care team, their training is not equivalent” to the training that physicians go through, the letter says.
“Not only does this increase care risks, it creates confusion for patients when referring to a physician,” said MMA President Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA. “Everyone knows a physician is a medical doctor or osteopath.”
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.