September 24, 2026
Local healthcare finance expert Stephen T. Parente, Ph.D., has been named as one of eight new members to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
September 24, 2026
On September 17, The Physicians Foundation released findings from its 2026 survey of America’s physicians, How Practice Conditions Shape Physician Wellbeing, examining differences in wellbeing by employment setting, gender, age, and geography.
September 24, 2026
The MMA is seeking physicians and other healthcare professionals to serve on an advisory committee for a new Project ECHO program focused on mental and behavioral health in rural communities.
September 24, 2026
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is proposing revisions to the Common Program Requirements.
September 24, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released its guide for the influenza (flu) vaccine for 2026-2027.
September 17, 2026
Dozens of Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley, went on strike Monday, September 14, through Thursday, September 17.
September 17, 2026
At its September 14 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the organization’s advocacy priorities for 2027.
September 17, 2026
The MMA joined the AMA and 49 other state medical associations in urging Congress to pass H.R. 9693, the "Patients First Act," which would reform the Medicare physician payment system.
September 17, 2026
September 17 is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day—a day to remember physicians who have died by suicide, and to strengthen the commitment to preventing future loss.
September 10, 2026
Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and Fridley have announced that they plan to strike September 14-17.
