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Legislative

Two Weeks to Go in MN Legislative Session: Health-Care-Related Updates

The Minnesota Legislature has about two weeks left in the 2022 Legislative Session. Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update from the Capitol on the passage of frontline worker pay; continued movement on MAFP priority issues (e.g., updates to the All-Payer Claims Database, rural primary care residency training funding and limits to mid-year formulary changes); mental health support for health care workers and more.

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Advocacy

Art + Medicine: An Emmy-Winning Combo

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians member and University of Minnesota Center for the Art of Medicine Creative Director Jon Hallberg, MD, FAAFP, received an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy for his role in the Twin Cities Public Television/University of Minnesota Medical School collaboration “Hippocrates Cafe: Reflections on the Pandemic.”

We caught up with Hallberg to learn more about the evolution of Hippocrates Cafe, the Center for the Art of Medicine’s partnership with Twin Cities Public Television and what’s ahead.

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Reimagining Graduate Medical Education

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Resident Director Ramla Namisango Kasozi, MD, MPH, writes about the need to reimagine and recreate graduate medical education training to include robust antiracism curricula and address systemic racism as a social determinant of...

Meet the MAFP President: Andrew Slattengren, DO

Meet the new Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) President Andrew Slattengren, DO, FAAFP (term: 2020 - 2021)....

Special Session 2020

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update on the 2020 Special Session....

Racism: Resources, Advocacy & Education for Family Docs

As Minnesota’s family physicians, we stand with our communities and wish to be a part of the work dismantling structural racism and discriminatory institutional practices. Racism is a public health crisis. We are committed to addressing racism and...
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MN Legislative Session 2020 Wraps

Key issues pursued by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians that passed in the 2020 Minnesota Legislative Session included Tobacco 21, prior authorization reform, drug price transparency, emergency and affordable insulin program, scope of practice provisions and COVID-19...

Elective Surgery & Interstate License Reciprocity

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update on executive orders amending restrictions to elective surgeries and on interstate license reciprocity....

Prior Authorization & Drug Pricing Reforms Move Forward

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update on legislation on prior authorization reform, drug pricing transparency and scope of practice....

Advocating for Primary Care During COVID-19 & Beyond

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians wants to arm family docs across Minnesota with the tools and resources to reach out to legislators, the media and your communities about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting primary care. See...

Thank You, MN, for Helping to Flatten the Curve!

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians President Renée Crichlow, MD, shares a message of thanks and encouragement with Minnesotans for their continued help in flattening the curve and slowing the spread of COVID-19....

Family Medicine Must Have a Seat at the Table

Our health systems have changed more in the past four weeks than in the last decade. Even after the current crisis fades, the old ways cannot fully return. All systems will change, and a new healthcare reality will...