May 11 Forum to Address Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
May 5, 2022
The MMA will host a physician forum on May 11 at noon exploring housing as a social determinant of health and how this public health issue is being addressed in Minnesota.
MMA Takes Part in Med School’s Dean’s Excellence Awards
May 5, 2022
MMA President Randy Rice, MD, presented The Exceptional Primary Care Community Faculty Teaching Award to two physicians during the University of Minnesota Medical School's Dean's Tribute to Excellence in Education program, held virtually on May 4.
DHS Set to Distribute 2021 Opioid Prescribing Reports
May 5, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning to send more than 15,000 opioid prescribing reports to Minnesota Medicaid and MinnesotaCare providers through the providers’ health system or via the U.S. Postal Service.
HHS Omnibus Bill Passes House Floor, Goes to Conference Committee
May 5, 2022
Following a lengthy debate, the House Health and Human Services (HHS) omnibus bill, SF 4410, passed the House floor on a 69-64 party-line vote on May 3. The bill includes several items backed by the MMA including:
MMA Applauds FDA Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
April 28, 2022
The MMA welcomed news announced on April 28 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to ban menthol cigarettes, as well as flavored cigars, through a proposed rule that is open for public comment for 60 days.
Senate Passes Health and Human Services Omnibus Bill
April 28, 2022
On April 26, the Senate passed SF4410, the Health and Human Services (HHS) omnibus bill, which includes $1 billion for the state’s long-term care, personal care, and disability waiver rate service industries, and an additional $322 million rescue package to address staffing and other workforce shortages in care facilities.
Leaders Find Compromise on Frontline Worker Pay, Unemployment Insurance
April 28, 2022
Legislative leaders came to a deal on “hero pay” for Minnesota’s frontline workers this week, as well as settling the state’s unemployment insurance debt.
4 Physicians Receive Endorsements for State Senate
April 28, 2022
Ahead of the 2022 primaries and general election, four physicians received party endorsements at their local Senate District conventions this spring.
May Conference to Focus on Eliminating Healthcare Disparities
April 28, 2022
The National Medical Association (NMA) will host its Region IV (Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) Annual Spring Conference at the JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America in Bloomington, from May 13 to 15.
MDH Health Advisory: Adenovirus in Pediatric Patients
April 28, 2022
On April 26, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released a health advisory recommending that clinicians consider adenovirus infection when evaluating pediatric patients, particularly those younger than 10 years, presenting with gastrointestinal illness with jaundice or hepatitis of unknown etiology.
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