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.
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Minnesota House DFLers unveiled their Health and Humans Services omnibus budget bill on April 3, 2019. MAFP legislative representative Dave Renner, CAE, provides a high level overview of the bill....
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MAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update on two MAFP legislative priorities—the licensing of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and clarifying that direct primary care arrangements are not insurance....
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The National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL) is a leadership and policy development event by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Amanda Meegan, MD, shares about her experience with last...
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MAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, provides an update on what’s happening in the MN Legislature, including movement around direct primary care, medical and recreational cannabis, tobacco cessation services, mandated...
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MAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares about an opioid stewardship bill that cleared the Minnesota House in March 2019....