MMA Email Newsletter 3/27/2008
Top Stories | March 27, 2008
The health and human services budget bill introduced Wednesday by Senate DFL leaders was a mixed bag for physicians, since it protected the Health Care Access Fund but proposed a cut in provider reimbursement.
The Minnesota Medical Association has joined with other health care organizations to support the "Save Medicare Act." Click on the button to tell Minnesota’s senators to cosponsor this legislation which stops a 10.6 percent payment cut that goes into effect in July.
A new study from the University of Minnesota and ClearWay Minnesota has found that since the Freedom to Breathe Act went into effect last October, hospitality workers have significantly reduced exposure to a tobacco-specific cancer-causing chemical.
Minnesota’s health care reform efforts hit a road block Tuesday, as wary Republican lawmakers convinced Gov. Pawlenty to withdraw support for reform ideas recommended by his own task force.
House DFL leaders put forward a proposal Monday that if passed would not raid the Health Care Access Fund (HCAF) to balance the budget.
The American Medical Association has responded to the Trustees report released Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Thanks to a new preferred provider agreement by the MMA, Minnesota physicians have access to financial planning that is attuned to their needs, at a special member rate.
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