MN Legislative Update: Budget Bills, Conversion Therapy Ban, Gender-Affirming care & Reproductive Freedom Defense Act

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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, February 2024

Federal advocacy update: Health care spending and primary care investment, treatment of opioid use disorder, G2211 Medicare add-on code and more....
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MN Legislative Update: 2024 Legislative Session Begins

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the start of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session, including movement on prior authorization reform, childcare vaccination legislation, a physician wellness bill and more....
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Physician Mental Health: Change in Reporting Requirements

MAFP Immediate Past President Alex Vosooney, MD, writes about the work to reform mental health reporting requirements for physicians and highlights resources from the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation to support physicians in working with medical board and...
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, January 2024

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team shares about a recent trip to Capitol Hill by AAFP leaders and the latest policy updates and advocacy work impacting family physicians and primary care....
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Organizing & Advocating: Banding Together for Change

In fall 2023, hundreds of Minnesota physicians (many of whom are family doctors) voted to be represented by a union, Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD. It is believed to be the largest group of unionized private-sector physicians in...
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Expanding Rural Family Medicine Training Across Minnesota

A new medical school campus in St. Cloud—a partnership between CentraCare and the University of Minnesota Medical School—will expand the University’s medical school footprint to Central Minnesota for the purpose of training medical students to serve rural communities...
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An Equity Lens Tool for Family Physicians

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Health Equity Committee adapted an equity decision-making tool to use in intentionally evaluating policies, decisions and processes for equity....
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USE OF VALVED-HOLDING CHAMBERS

Jill Heins-Nesvold, MS, of the American Lung Association, shares how valved-holding chambers can improve inhaled medication delivery to the lungs and answers frequently asked questions on valved-holding chamber use, prescription, insurance coverage and patient education....
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Blending Clinical Family Medicine With Community-Engaged Research

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians member Kate Diaz Vickery, MD, MSc, shares about her career path in community-engaged research....
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, November 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares the latest updates on legislation impacting family physicians and their patients, including the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, measuring and reporting on primary care spending and more....
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