MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 - It is unclear whether Congress will stave off a 21 percent cut in Medicare payment rates for physicians before Monday’s March 1 deadline.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 - The Minnesota Medical Group Management Association is opening up its “Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 2 from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. to MMA members who would like to participate.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 – MMA CEO Robert Meiches, M.D., testified Thursday in opposition to Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recent budget proposals to further dismantle Minnesota’s health care safety net.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 – The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging physicians to urge patients to get the H1N1 vaccination.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 – The Minnesota Senate Thursday overrode Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of a DFL bill that would restore a slimmed down General Assistance Medical Care program.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 18, 2010 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute on Wednesday released the first-ever County Health Rankings, a collection of 50 reports that reflect the overall health of counties in every state across the country. 

MINNEAPOLIS, February 18, 2009 – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced a $19 million grant to set up an assistance center that will help small, rural clinics in Minnesota and North Dakota adopt electronic health records.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 18, 2009 – The MMA is seeking physicians to serve on a new Work Group to Advance Health Care Reform.
 

MINNEAPOLIS, February 18, 2009 -  Congress has only 10 days to stop a 21 percent cut in physician Medicare reimbusement rates.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 16, 2010 - The Minnesota Department of Health recently released a report to the legislature about the State Health Improvement Program. 

MINNEAPOLIS, February 15, 2009 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty presented his supplemental budget Monday that outlines how he would erase a $1.2 billion state budget deficit.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 11, 2010 - The Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) is seeking public comments for the draft chronic stable coronary artery disease and hypertension measurement sets.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 11, 2010 - The percentage of Minnesotans without health insurance rose from 7.2 percent to 9.1 percent between 2007 and 2009, according to the results of a new survey by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 11, 2010 – The Senate passed an amended proposal Thursday to extend the General Assistance Medical Care program. The Senate dropped a hospital and HMO surcharge but kept steep provider reimbursement cuts.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 9, 2010 - The MMA opposes a bill that embroils the Minnesota Legislature in a clinical debate about Lyme disease.