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02/26/2026

Legislation to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in prior authorization requirements was heard in the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee on February 19.

“Nearly one in four physicians report that prior auth has led to a serious adverse event for a patient, including hospitalization, permanent impairment, or even death,” said Chad Fahning, MPP, the MMA’s senior manager of lobbying and legislative affairs, at the committee hearing. “These are serious decisions that need to be made by a trained healthcare provider – not a computer.”

Details here:
https://ow.ly/sMXS50YjY9R

02/25/2026

🩺 The MMA aims to support efforts to minimize the impact of federal Medicaid changes and preserve coverage for Minnesotans.

Join us on March 4 for Physician’s Day at the Capitol to share your voice and advocate for patients.

More info and registration:
https://www.mnmed.org/2026PDAC

02/24/2026

On the second day of the legislative session, MMA leadership was already advocating for one of its top priorities - minimizing the harm of federal changes to Medical Assistance (MA).

MMA President-elect Dania Kamp, MD, testified before the House Health Finance and Policy Committee hearing on February 18.

Read more:
https://ow.ly/IHXr50YjRAU

02/23/2026

State lawmakers have returned to St. Paul for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.

“This session has a different tone,” said Chad Fahning, MPP, the MMA’s senior manager of lobbying and legislative affairs. “Since the end of last session, we’ve seen a federal government cut billions in state Medicaid funding, outbreaks of preventable diseases across the country, a school shooting in Minneapolis, two Minnesotans killed by federal immigration enforcement, and the assassination of a state lawmaker.”

Read on:
https://ow.ly/GvPS50YjPpG

02/19/2026

The Center for Advancing Serious Illness Communication (CASIC) is offering physicians a comprehensive training series that will introduce them to serious illness communication and to the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG).

Details here:
https://ow.ly/2Uxm50Ygkng

02/18/2026

The MMA aims to support efforts to minimize the impact of federal Medicaid changes and preserve coverage for Minnesotans.

🥼 Join us on March 4 for Physicians' Day at the Capitol to share your voice and advocate for patients.

https://ow.ly/AGFm50Ygk7Y

02/16/2026

The MMA, along with several other physician advocacy groups, sent a letter to the Minnesota Congressional Delegation urging Congress on Feb. 5, as a condition of ongoing funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities in or near healthcare facilities and other sensitive locations, and to hold DHS accountable for ensuring that detainees are provided with appropriate medical care, food, water, and other basic human needs.

“Since the start of ‘Operation Metro Surge’, we have received troubling reports of ICE and CBP enforcement activity in and near hospitals, clinics, and schools,” the letter said. “This activity is, understandably, having a negative impact on the health and safety of your fellow Minnesotans.”

https://www.mnmed.org/news-and-publications/news/mn-physicians-ask-congress-restrict-federal-agents-healthcare-facilities

02/12/2026

Join the MMA for its Physicians' Day at the Capitol on March 4 and utilize your voice as a physician and meet with your legislators to ensure continued access to care for all Minnesotans.

Register here:
https://ow.ly/ITlM50Yb60q

02/11/2026

At a time when patients may fear traveling for care, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) reminds physicians that they can bill Medical Assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare for evaluation and management (E/M) services provided in patients’ homes.

https://ow.ly/s1nP50Yb5ZV

02/09/2026

The Advocacy Champion for February is Lindsey Yock, MD, a pediatric hospitalist at Children's Minnesota.

“In the current moment, it feels as if advocacy is needed almost everywhere – and that scope can feel demoralizing and demotivating.” Yock says. “Some of the most helpful actions can be quiet, small in scope, proximate, and mundane.”

Read more about Dr. Yock:
https://www.mnmed.org/advocacychampion

02/05/2026

The MMA submitted a formal comment in opposition to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds for select gender-affirming healthcare services provided to minors.

Read on:
https://ow.ly/YaFJ50Y8KXo

02/04/2026

Due to an unexpected change in the Legislature’s schedule, the MMA has moved the 2026 Physicians’ Day at the Capitol (DAC) event to Wednesday, March 4, at the Union Depot in downtown St. Paul.

For more details and registration:
https://ow.ly/FKBG50Y8Kmr

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