June 11, 2026
On June 9, the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) and Fairview Health Services finalized an agreement on funding for the university's healthcare programs, including the medical school.
The deal is pending approval by the university's Board of Regents, and the boards of both UMP and Fairview. Assuming that takes place, the agreement will take effect in January 2027.
The agreement will allow the university to continue training physicians through its medical school, and conduct vital research at Fairview facilities. The agreement also calls for phasing out the "M Health Fairview" brand.
More than 1 million people receive care annually in the Fairview system, which includes 1,500 physicians — of whom 1,200 are University of Minnesota faculty physicians — and 500 advanced practice providers affiliated with M Physicians, along with 1,100 physicians and 400 advanced practice providers affiliated with Fairview and other providers in Fairview clinics.
The University of Minnesota Medical School trains approximately 70 percent of all physicians in Minnesota.
For more information on this deal, which was agreed-to in January, click here.
July 23, 2026
On July 21, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they are deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California in an effort the combat "fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid and safeguard federal taxpayer dollars."
July 23, 2026
Calls, texts, and chats routed to 988 Minnesota Lifeline centers have increased year after year since the national mental health lifeline launched in July 2022.
July 23, 2026
MMA members are encouraged to vote for incoming MMA leadership during the month of August as part of MMA’s annual leadership election process.