January 19, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is considering modifications to the Communicable Disease Reporting Rules through the Minnesota rulemaking process. This process will update the rules to address new and emerging communicable diseases, remove unnecessary provisions, clarify reporting conditions, and address other technical changes.
January 12, 2023
In a January 11 opinion piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, MMA President Will Nicholson, MD, urges lawmakers to consider how legalizing cannabis will impact the health of Minnesotans.
January 12, 2023
Recognizing that there are both advantages and disadvantages – for both patients and physicians – associated with mergers in the healthcare industry, the MMA this week urged Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to rigorously review such proposals.
January 12, 2023
Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD, (DFL-Deephaven) will be the guest speaker at this year’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on February 8.
January 12, 2023
On January 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new Medicare physician payment files that include the 2023 conversion factor of $33.8872, which is 2 percent lower than the 2022 conversion factor of $34.6062. The new conversion factor reflects the year-end adjustments to Medicare payment rates adopted by Congress.
January 12, 2023
In September 2022, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Smits v. Park Nicollet Health Services that could have negative impacts on mental health providers and the treatment they provide in Minnesota.
January 9, 2023
The MMA is teaming up with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for the next online Physician Forum that will discuss “RSV and Influenza Surveillance in Minnesota” from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, January 11.
January 5, 2023
The Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee began its work on January 5 by hearing HF1, otherwise known as the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act.
January 5, 2023
In a mostly ceremonial session, the 93rd Minnesota Legislature kicked-off in St. Paul on January 3 with all 201 legislators being sworn in at the Capitol. It’s the first time since 2014 that the DFL has had majorities in both chambers.
January 5, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has posted online its 2022 revision of the Childhood Blood Lead Screening Guidelines for Minnesota.
