Bipartisan Support for Provider Tax Alternative

Advocacy

Launching the Street Medicine Selective

Jeffrey Woods, third-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, shares about the Street Medicine Selective in Rochester, Minnesota, and how the power of community and collaboration can make an idea come alive.

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MN Legislative Update: Formularies, All-Payer Claims Database + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update from the Capitol in Saint Paul, highlighting recent legislative actions on mid-year formulary changes, the All-Payer Claims Database, conversion therapy, the collaborative care model, prior authorization, flavored tobacco and vaping products and adult-use cannabis.

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Advocacy

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, February 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work, including responding to the public health emergency unwinding, addressing the primary care workforce shortage, endorsing the Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act, supporting policies addressing substance use disorders and more.

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Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in MN

Dennis Peterson, MD, asks how can we advance the education of practicing Minnesota family physicians who have interest in learning point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) skills....

2022 MN Legislative Session Update: Payment Reform, Vaccine Access & More

2022 Minnesota Legislative Session Update: Our legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares the status of primary care payment reform, gives a recap on recent bills introduced that would interfere with vaccine access, tells what we’re following with the...

Governor Walz’s Budget Proposal Shows Support for Primary Care

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians would like to thank Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan for outlining a budget that prioritizes the health of all Minnesotans by including support for primary care services and access....

MN Legislative Session 2022 Preview

Legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares a preview of the 2022 Minnesota Legislative Session and highlights the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians’ (MAFP) legislative priorities and ways to get engaged in MAFP advocacy efforts....

The C.A.R.E. Clinic: Free Clinic in Red Wing With a One-stop Shop Model of Care

The C.A.R.E. Clinic, a free clinic in Red Wing, Minnesota, recently received an American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Family Medicine Cares grant. Since the C.A.R.E. Clinic opened in 2010, it has provided a variety of primary care...

The Financing of Medical Education: Socioeconomic, Racial Differences

A secondary analysis of AAMC data on the financing of medical student education, led by University of Minnesota Medical School students, raises equity concerns as medicine works to improve the diversity of its workforce....

MN Physicians Urge Minnesotans to Get Vaccinated

A group of Minnesota physicians and health care workers from across the state joined together to ask Minnesotans to, once again, help slow the spread of COVID-19 and get vaccinated....

Online Service Navigator for Patients With Young Kids

Minnesota Help Me Connect is an online service navigator that helps physicians/clinicians connect pregnant and parenting families with young children (birth-age 8) with services in their community that support healthy child development and family well-being....

We Need Family Docs With Advanced OB Training

The number of rural family doctors providing obstetric care is falling. Many small, rural communities are at risk of losing OB services, and maternal mortality continues to be significantly higher in rural areas. Family medicine doctors with advanced...

Addressing the factors contributing to physician burnout

While there is not a singular cause for burnout, family physicians from across Minnesota have voiced shared concerns around payment and reimbursement models, prior authorization, patient documentation and anti-science rhetoric. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians and American...