2022 MN Legislative Update: Loan Forgiveness, Frontline Worker Pay & More

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 the country.

Minnesota Academy of Family Physician (MAFP) member Amanda Norris, DO, shares about her role in organizing and advocacy around the unionization process, how personal relationships make a difference and why it’s important for physicians to be advocates for themselves as well as their patients.

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Education

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 across the state. Happening simultaneously is the creation of a rural-training-focused residency program in Willmar.

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Practice

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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Advocacy

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

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the legislative session, including the status of two budget bills, a conversion therapy ban, gender-affirming care protections and the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act....
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, April 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work to help strengthen Medicare, ban noncompete clauses, streamline prior authorization processes, promote health equity and more....
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MN Legislative Update: What to Expect in the Last Weeks of Session

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares what to expect in the remaining weeks of the legislative session and provides an update on actions around our legislative priority areas....
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, March 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work, including support for proposed prior authorization rules, action to prevent substance use disorder care disruption, work on Medicare payment reform and more....
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Launching the Street Medicine Selective

Jeffrey Woods, third-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, shares about the Street Medicine Selective in Rochester, Minnesota, and how the power of community and collaboration can make an idea come alive....
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MN Legislative Update: Formularies, All-Payer Claims Database + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update from the Capitol in Saint Paul, highlighting recent legislative actions on mid-year formulary changes, the All-Payer Claims Database, conversion therapy, the collaborative care model, prior authorization,...
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Renewing Joy in Medicine Through Advocacy & Leadership

A conversation with MAFP Special Constituency Director Cybill Oragwu, MD, about the National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL), advocacy and leadership....
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AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, February 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work, including responding to the public health emergency unwinding, addressing the primary care workforce shortage, endorsing the Kids' Access to Primary Care Act,...
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MN Legislative Update + Physicians’ Day at the Capitol 2023

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update from the Capitol, highlighting recent action on updating the All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), limits to drug formulary changes and the public option proposal and recapping the...
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MN Legislative Update: Gun Violence Prevention, the PRO Act, Mid-Year Formulary Changes + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update from the Capitol, highlighting action on gun violence prevention legislation, limiting mid-year formulary changes, updating the All-Payers Claims Database and banning conversion therapy plus the passage...
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