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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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The Importance of Screening Patients for Military Service

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention, Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator Andrea Perry, RN, shares about the importance of screening primary care patients for military service....
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MN Legislative Update: Omnibus Bill Includes Prior Authorization Reform

2024 Minnesota legislative update: the status of legislation on prior authorization reform, a public option, firearm safety, medical debt and more....
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MN Legislative Update: Health & Human Services, Prior Authorization Reform + More

2024 Minnesota legislative session update: what to expect in the final weeks of session, status of the omnibus health and human services bills and prior authorization reform and more....
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MN Legislative Update: Health Finance & Policy + Scope of Practice

2024 Minnesota legislative session update: the status of the health finance and policy bill, work to create a commission for equitable health care services, and more....
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Resolution Update: ICD Codes for Gender-Affirming Care

A resolution, brought forth by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians, advocating for new ICD Codes for gender-affirming care was adopted by the American Academy of Family Physicians....
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MN Legislative Update: Statewide Health Standards for Schools, Firearm Safety + More

2024 Minnesota legislative session update: the status of bills on statewide health standards for schools, childhood vaccination, firearm safety, insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, prior authorization and physician wellness....
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MN Legislative Update: Public Option, Prior Authorization + More

2024 Minnesota legislative session update: the status of bills on prior authorization, a “public option,” medical assistance reimbursement rates, insurance coverage, physician wellness and flavored tobacco products....
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Recruiting & Engaging People Experiencing Homelessness or Incarceration in Research

The Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute shares about their work to recruit and retain people experiencing homelessness and incarceration in health-related research....
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