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.
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.