Legislative Session Starts; MMA to Focus on 5 Major Issues
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
September 14, 2023
Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, a hospitalist in Shakopee, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically during August.
Caleb Schultz, MD, MPH, was elected as a trustee and five incumbent trustees were re-elected:
Lynn Cornell, MD
Saam Dilmaghani, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Elfstrand, MD
Dania Kamp, MD, FAAFP
David L. Smith, MD
Three incumbent members of the Minnesota delegation to the AMA were also re-elected:
Cindy Firkins Smith, MD, MHCI, FAAD delegate
Andrea Hillerud, MD, delegate
Lisa Mattson, MD, FACOG, alternate delegate
Board member terms begin October 1, 2023, and AMA delegation terms begin January 1, 2024.
Thank you to the MMA members who voted in this year’s election. If you or someone you know is interested in future MMA leadership positions, please contact Janet Silversmith, MMA CEO.
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
February 19, 2026
On the second day of the legislative session, MMA leadership was already advocating for one of its top priorities - minimizing the harm of federal changes to Medical Assistance (MA).
February 19, 2026
Legislation to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in prior authorization requirements was heard in the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee on February 19.