February 20, 2025
MMA leaders attended the AMA National Advocacy Conference February 10-12 in Washington, DC, to advocate for action to address Medicare physician payment cuts.
On January 1, a 2.8% cut to the Medicare physician fee schedule took effect – the fifth consecutive year of payment cuts. When adjusting for medical practice cost inflation, Medicare physician payment has been reduced by 33% since 2001.
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Janet Silversmith, MMA CEO (left); Lisa Mattson, MD, MMA president-elect; Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD; MMA member Mary Lawrence, MD; Amrit Singh, MBBS, MMA secretary/treasurer; and Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, MMA president |
MMA leaders met with eight of Minnesota’s 10 Congressional delegation members (including Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD) and urged their support of H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. This bill would eliminate the 2.8% cut that took effect January 1 and provide a 2% increase through the end of the year.
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.