AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, November 2023

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MN Legislative Update: Public Option, Prior Authorization + More

2024 Minnesota legislative session update: the status of bills on prior authorization, a “public option,” medical assistance reimbursement rates, insurance coverage, physician wellness and flavored tobacco products....
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Recruiting & Engaging People Experiencing Homelessness or Incarceration in Research

The Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute shares about their work to recruit and retain people experiencing homelessness and incarceration in health-related research....
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Alice Mann, MD, MPH, presenting

MN Legislative Update: Prior Authorization, Budget Update + Safe Storage

2024 Physicians' Day at the Capitol recap + 2024 Minnesota legislative session update: continued movement on prior authorization reform; the updated state budget forecast; and more....
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, February 2024

Federal advocacy update: Health care spending and primary care investment, treatment of opioid use disorder, G2211 Medicare add-on code and more....
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MN Legislative Update: 2024 Legislative Session Begins

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the start of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session, including movement on prior authorization reform, childcare vaccination legislation, a physician wellness bill and more....
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Physician Mental Health: Change in Reporting Requirements

MAFP Immediate Past President Alex Vosooney, MD, writes about the work to reform mental health reporting requirements for physicians and highlights resources from the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation to support physicians in working with medical board and...
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, January 2024

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team shares about a recent trip to Capitol Hill by AAFP leaders and the latest policy updates and advocacy work impacting family physicians and primary care....
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Organizing & Advocating: Banding Together for Change

In fall 2023, hundreds of Minnesota physicians (many of whom are family doctors) voted to be represented by a union, Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD. It is believed to be the largest group of unionized private-sector physicians in...
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Expanding Rural Family Medicine Training Across Minnesota

A new medical school campus in St. Cloud—a partnership between CentraCare and the University of Minnesota Medical School—will expand the University’s medical school footprint to Central Minnesota for the purpose of training medical students to serve rural communities...
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An Equity Lens Tool for Family Physicians

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Health Equity Committee adapted an equity decision-making tool to use in intentionally evaluating policies, decisions and processes for equity....
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