April 9, 2026
On April 6, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison urged the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) to complete "definitive bilateral agreements" that they had agreed to in January.
April 9, 2026
On March 31, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.” The guide helps Minnesota practitioners understand how key provisions of the law will affect their practice and patients.
April 9, 2026
Gillette Children’s, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health and Got Transition, will host the 4th Annual Gillette Children’s Pediatric to Adult Health Care Transition Summit on Monday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wilder Foundation, 451 Lexington Parkway North, in St Paul.
April 2, 2026
Allina Health and Doctors Council-SEIU have reached a tentative contract agreement, it was reported on April 2.
April 2, 2026
When the Minnesota Legislature returns next week from its Easter-Passover break, it will have six weeks to finish its business before the May 18 adjournment.
April 2, 2026
On March 31, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy, treatments that attempt to change individuals’ sexual orientation or gender identity, for minors.
April 2, 2026
Physicians are needed to help grow the instructor pool for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), critical training for rural clinicians managing obstetrical emergencies.
March 26, 2026
A bill that would establish a statewide Office of Gun Violence Prevention tasked with researching and reducing gun violence and firearm-related deaths, leading public health awareness campaigns, and serving as a resource for policymakers was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 24.
March 26, 2026
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee discussed SF 3298 on March 25, the scope of practice omnibus bill, which includes a provision that would change the statutory title of “physician assistant” to “physician associate.”
March 26, 2026
State legislation that would allow trained Minnesota pharmacists to independently prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), has passed its first hurdle toward passage.
