Top Stories | July 23, 2009 The MMA’s Executive Committee met Wednesday night and unanimously approved a statement about the MMA’s position on national health care reform. The MMA Foundation’s new website, www.MMAfoundation.org, allows physicians and others to make online donations to support scholarships for medical students, increased access to medical care in underserved communities within the state, and other causes. Every member of Minnesota's Congressional delegation signed onto a strongly worded letter to President Obama Wednesday telling him that they would oppose legislation that entrenches or extends the current geographic inequity that exists between states regarding Medicare payment. A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ruled against a bar owner who tried to circumnavigate the Freedom to Breathe act by holding “theater nights,” during which patrons smoked indoors, according to the Tobacco Law Center. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) have published a proposed rule establishing the criteria and standards providers must meet in order to become certified as a health care home. The MMA’s annual meeting in September is your chance to help shape MMA policy. Delegate spots are still available. |