September 26, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Minnesota Rural Health Hero, Team and Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The Minnesota Rural Health Awards are given to individuals and groups who have made a significant contribution to improving rural health in the state. The awards will be announced on National Rural Health Day, Thursday, November 21.
If you know of someone in your community or across the state who has played an important role in improving rural health, fill out the 2024 Rural Health Awards nomination form and send it to: health.orhpc@state.mn.us by Monday, October 14.
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.