December 15, 2022
On December 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would improve the ease and timeliness of prior authorization (PA) for patients covered by certain payers.
December 15, 2022
At its December 12 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees approved a policy proposal submitted through The Pulse on the “Decriminalization of Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs.”
December 15, 2022
Based on a law passed in 2011, Minnesota’s provider tax, which is assessed on the gross revenues received by physicians and other healthcare providers for patient services, will be reduced by 11% for 2023—from 1.8% to 1.6%.
December 8, 2022
The MMA sent out an Action Alert on December 6 urging its members to contact their members of Congress to stop a scheduled 4.5% across-the-board cut to physician Medicare payments.
December 8, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it is delaying enforcement of a provision of the No Surprises Act set to begin on January 1, 2023.
December 8, 2022
The noon-time online sessions on developing a sustainable and collaborative knowledge-sharing community to improve the transition from pediatric to adult care for youth with medical complexity will culminate next spring with a day-long, in-person summit on March 13 at 317 on Rice Park in St. Paul.
December 8, 2022
The MMA, along with Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin Health, will co-host an online physician forum from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, that will examine the “Legal Implications of Perinatal Substance Use in Minnesota.”
December 8, 2022
Members of the MMA delegation to the AMA influenced AMA policy through testimony and action at the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, which was held in mid-November in Honolulu.
December 1, 2022
Physicians and physicians-in-training from across the state will gather again in-person at the state Capitol on February 8, to advocate on behalf of medicine.
December 1, 2022
On November 21, the MMA and several Minnesota healthcare systems held a press conference in downtown Minneapolis to sound the alarm ahead of the holiday season, to raise awareness about the spike in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory illnesses.
