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 Legislative Session 2025: Uncertainties + Narrow Margins
TOPIC: Legislative
The Minnesota Legislative Session kicks off on January 14, 2025. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) leaders and staff…
2025 Minnesota Legislative Session: Recounts, Power-Sharing & What’s Next
TOPIC: Advocacy, Legislative
MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja discusses the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session, election recounts, power-sharing and the budget forecast.
2024 Minnesota Election Recap + What’s Next
TOPIC: Advocacy, Legislative
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) new lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares a recap of the 2024 election results and what’s…
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Why It Matters
TOPIC: Advocacy, Legislative, Practice
Britta Reierson, MD, FAAFP, DABOM, shares about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), how it aims to address gaps…
American Academy of Family Physicians Advocacy Update, June 2024
TOPIC: Advocacy, Legislative
Federal advocacy update: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act; June 13, 2024, SCOTUS ruling; access to COVID-19 vaccines; Inpatient…