May 7, 2026
Nominations are now open through June 30, 2026, for the MMA Foundation/Copic Humanitarian Award, which recognizes an MMA member who has made outstanding contributions through volunteer medical service to underserved communities in Minnesota.
Presented in partnership with Copic, the MMA’s preferred medical liability insurer, this award honors physicians whose work extends beyond clinical care to meaningfully improve access and health outcomes.
The selected physician directs a $10,000 donation from Copic to a Minnesota-based, health care–related 501(c)(3) organization of their choice. For more information or to submit a nomination, click here.
For questions about eligibility or the nomination process, please contact the MMA Foundation.
September 17, 2026
Dozens of Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley, went on strike Monday, September 14, through Thursday, September 17.
September 17, 2026
At its September 14 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the organization’s advocacy priorities for 2027.
September 17, 2026
The MMA joined the AMA and 49 other state medical associations in urging Congress to pass H.R. 9693, the "Patients First Act," which would reform the Medicare physician payment system.