GAMC bill restricts clinic payments
MINNEAPOLIS, March 10, 2010 – The compromise that the governor and lawmakers have agreed to essentially turns the General Assistance Medical Care program into a significantly underfunded program managed by hospitals – with a stand alone prescription drug benefit – with no clear assurances that enrollees’ costs will be covered.
Physician testifies in favor of peer grouping bill
MINNEAPOLIS, March 11, 2010 – Doug Wood, M.D., testified before the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee Wednesday and urged lawmakers to change the state’s provider peer grouping effort by adopting H.F. 3056.
DFL, Pawlenty reach GAMC deal that includes steep provider cuts
MINNEAPOLIS, March 5, 2010 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty and lawmakers announced an agreement to save a shell of the General Assistance Medical Care program Friday.
Minnesota physicians go to Washington
MINNEAPOLIS, March 4, 2010 - MMA leaders met with Minnesota’s congressional delegation as part of the American Medical Association’s Advocacy Conference March 1-3 in Washington, D.C.
DHS announces health care home payments
MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2010 – The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the amounts that it will reimburse certified health care homes for delivering care coordination services to patients on public health care programs.
SGR cut delayed until April 1
MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2009 – The Senate voted Tuesday to postpone the 21 percent cut in Medicare payments until April 1.
Lawmakers fail to override GAMC Veto
MINNEAPOLIS, March 2, 2010 - The DFL-controlled House was unable to peel away any Republican votes Monday to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of a bill that would temporarily save the GAMC program.
MMA supports bill to improve peer grouping
MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2010 - The MMA worked with lawmakers to introduce a bill (H.F. 3056) last week that would change the state’s peer-grouping initiative that was created by the Health Care Reform Act of 2008.