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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.

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Practice

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 services to the Red Wing and Goodhue County communities, including dental care, mental health care and help navigating MNsure.

We asked C.A.R.E. Clinic Executive Director Julie Malyon to tell us more about the clinic and the community it’s serving.

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Fix Prior Authorization

Two different bills have been introduced in the Minnesota legislature to address prior authorization by putting safeguards for patients on mid-year formulary switching and creating transparency and time limits to the prior authorization requirements and process. Learn more...
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Celebrate Immunization Rally Draws Crowd

Vaccine proponents filled the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda on February 18, 2020, to celebrate immunizations and the tremendous public good provided by vaccines....

Movement on Affordable Insulin in MN

Leadership in both the Minnesota House and Senate have made quick passage of insulin affordability bills a priority in 2020. Both bills are expected to be debated on the House and Senate floors in the coming weeks....

MAFP & MMA Oppose Change to Quality Measures

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians and Minnesota Medical Association sent a joint letter to the Minnesota Department of Health on February 11, 2020, opposing the proposed update to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4654 on health care quality measures....

Minnesota Legislative Session Begins Tomorrow

The 2020 Minnesota legislative session begins tomorrow, February 11. Our legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on what to expect, including what's coming up for Minnesota's "physician caucus."...

MAFP Foundation Funds Six Projects

The MAFP Foundation, recently, funded six projects via the Innovation and Research Awards. The projects, led by Minnesota medical students and family medicine residents, address important patient care topics, like mental health literacy, barriers to diabetes control, culturally-informed...

2020 Legislative Session Preview

The Minnesota legislative session kicks off on February 11. Our legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares his take on what to expect for health care in the 2020 session and how the MAFP is prioritizing its legislative advocacy...

St. Peter Free Clinic Filling Gap in Care

We talked with past MAFP President Keith Stelter, MD, MMM, about the St. Peter Community Free Clinic—how it's filling a need in the community of St. Peter and what a recent grant from the American Academy of Family...

MAFP Leadership Openings

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians is a member-focused, member-led organization. We are always looking for members to step into volunteer leadership roles. View a list of 2020 volunteer/leadership openings for MAFP members and help guide our work...

Duluth to Vote on Conversion Therapy for Minors

MAFP Legislative Committee co-chair and Duluthian Jamie Conniff, MD, MPH, testified before the Duluth City Council in support of a proposed ordinance to ban conversion therapy for minors. The council is expected to vote on the ordinance next...