Top Stories | September 18, 2009

Physicians set MMA policy at Annual Meeting

The MMA’s 156th House of Delegates adjourned Friday after considering about 35 resolutions at the MMA’s Annual Meeting September 16-18 in Rochester. See what passed.

Doctors honor their peers

Physicians honored their colleagues for their service to patients, the community, and the MMA. 

Klobuchar address physicians in Rochester

Sen. Amy Klobuchar addressed about 150 physicians at the MMA's Annual Meeting Friday saying she will push for Medicare payment reform.

Benjamin Whitten, M.D., inaugurated MMA president

During his inaugural address at the MMA's 156th Annual Meeting, the MMA's new president, Benjamin Whitten, M.D., spoke about his goals for his presidency, and why he got involved in organized medicine.

Physicians elect MMA leaders

The MMA House of Delegates elected Patricia Lindholm, M.D., as president-elect and reelected officers. David Thorson, M.D., is the new chair of the MMA Board of Trustees.

H1N1 peak expected in October

On Monday more than 600 clinicians, health care administrators, public health officials, and others gathered for the Minnesota H1N1

Poll says most doctors support public option

Most physicians would support a health reform proposal that included a public option and traditional private insurance, according to a study published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine.