February 10, 2022
The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) is conducting a “Midwest Survey of Empathy and Wellbeing in Primary Care Physicians” through the end of February. MMA members are urged to take part.
The online survey is being offered in partnership with Des Moines University as part of an effort to better understand job-related attitudes and factors, such as work characteristics, personal attributes, and demographics, which may affect overall wellbeing and empathy of primary care physicians.
The 15-minute survey is open to all primary care physicians (both MD and DO): family medicine, general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, women’s health, and geriatrics.
The hope is that the survey will provide valuable information to help inform both critical research and the efforts undertaken by the IMS to support physicians.
December 4, 2025
On December 4, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released its budget forecast for the 2026-27 biennium, showing a short-term budget surplus of $2.5 billion for the current biennium, but warned of a long-term $2.96 billion deficit for the 2028-29 biennium.
December 4, 2025
On December 2, the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) released a study on the safety, effectiveness, and public health impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations at birth.
December 4, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) is now accepting public comments regarding proposed legislation to mandate insurance coverage of certain treatments.