December 15, 2022
Based on a law passed in 2011, Minnesota’s provider tax, which is assessed on the gross revenues received by physicians and other healthcare providers for patient services, will be reduced by 11% for 2023—from 1.8% to 1.6%.
The provider tax is deposited into the Health Care Access Fund (HCAF) and is used to fund the MinnesotaCare program and other programs designed to ensure affordable access to healthcare services.
In 2011, the Legislature passed a law that requires the Commissioner of Management and Budget to determine the projected balance in the HCAF each year and, if the revenues are projected to exceed 125% of the needed expenditures, the Commissioner shall reduce the tax to reduce the structural balance in the fund. The reduced rate is just for that calendar year. For more information, refer to Minnesota Statute 295.52, subdivision 8. The rate change for 2023 is the first time this provision has been triggered.
The current surplus in the HCAF was partially caused by increased federal payments for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare that reduced the state expenditures that were needed for these programs.
The provider tax was originally adopted by the Legislature in 1992 with the creation of the MinnesotaCare program. It was originally set at a rate of 2%. The tax was permanently reduced to 1.8% in 2019.
October 23, 2025
The MMA, along with the University of Minnesota Medical School, will hold a virtual physician forum on November 5 at noon on “Health Professions Education and Minnesota's Rural Health Workforce.”
October 23, 2025
AMA staff have confirmed that, as of October 21, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has guided Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to lift their temporary holds on Medicare fee-for-service claims impacted by provisions that expired on October 1 – including all Medicare fee-for-service claims in Minnesota.
October 23, 2025
For the second time in eight weeks, national grief expert David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP, visited Minneapolis. The first trip was days after the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting when he met with school leaders to help with the healing process. He returned October 21 to revisit the school and to meet with local healthcare providers at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to offer tips on dealing with the aftermath of crisis.