MAFP Advocacy Blog

On this blog, you’ll find legislative updates, invitations to take action on proposed legislation, advocacy tools, clinical practice resources and family medicine voices.
Minnesota State Capitol
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2025 Minnesota Legislative Session: Recounts, Power-Sharing & What’s Next
MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja discusses the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session, election recounts, power-sharing and the budget forecast....
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Minnesota flag with words "Minnesota Election Results 2024" on top of it
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2024 Minnesota Election Recap + What’s Next
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) new lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares a recap of the 2024 election results and what’s next for Minnesota....
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U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA
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Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Why It Matters
Britta Reierson, MD, FAAFP, DABOM, shares about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), how it aims to address gaps in obesity care and why it matters for patients....
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Image of the U.S. Capitol building at night
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American Academy of Family Physicians Advocacy Update, June 2024
Federal advocacy update: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act; June 13, 2024, SCOTUS ruling; access to COVID-19 vaccines; Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems proposed rule; and more....
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2024 MN Legislative Session Ends: Prior Authorization Reform Passed
2024 Minnesota legislative session recap: updates on prior authorization reform, physician well-being, insurance coverage, graduate medical education funding and more....
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