December 21, 2023
Beginning January 1, Minnesota physicians will see an increase in their taxes as the MinnesotaCare provider tax increases from 1.6% to 1.8%.
During the 2019 legislative session, lawmakers voted to reduce the provider tax from 2% to 1.8%. A section of the law allowed the provider tax to drop below 1.8% if the Health Care Access Fund (HCAF) exceeded anticipated expenditures for the previous year. In 2023, the provider tax dropped down from 1.8% in the previous year to 1.6%. However, following a smaller-than-expected surplus in the HCAF going into 2024, more resources are expected to be needed and the tax will increase back to 1.8%.
The provider tax applies to gross receipts that healthcare providers receive for providing patient services in Minnesota. Taxable entities include physicians, hospitals, surgical centers, other healthcare providers, and wholesale drug distributors.
The tax is used to fund several programs to address healthcare access, including the MinnesotaCare program, the state healthcare program for Minnesotans with low incomes. The provider tax is the largest single source of funding for the state’s HCAF.
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.