Read about what’s happening in the Minnesota Legislature.
2021 session
- Legislative Update: Budget Deal Reached (05/17/21)
- Health & Human Services Budget & Telehealth Passage (04/28/21)
- Health & Human Services Budget Update (04/13/21)
- Telehealth, Vaccine Equity & More (03/31/21)
- Tobacco Prevention, Formularies, Postpartum Coverage & More (03/16/21)
- Telehealth Moves in Both MN House & Senate (03/15/21)
- Telehealth, Mandatory Reporting, Medical Cannabis & More (03/01/21)
- Movement on Limits on Drug Prices, Formulary Changes & More (02/17/21)
- Public Option, Vaccine Exemptions, Loan Forgiveness & Climate Change (02/02/21)
- Governor Walz’s Budget Proposal (02/02/21)
- The Start of the 2021 Legislative Session (01/25/21)
- 2021 Legislative Preview (12/17/20)
2020 Session
- Telehealth Coverage Extended (12/18/20)
- Special Session 2020 (6/17/20)
- MN Legislative Session 2020 Wraps (5/26/20)
- Elective Surgeries & Interstate License Reciprocity (5/11/20)
- Prior Auth & Drug Pricing Reforms Move Forward (5/08/20)
- Insulin Relief & Reimbursements for Telehealth & Checkups (4/21/20)
- COVID-19 Relief, Safety Net Programs & Prior Auth (4/07/20)
- Midyear Formulary Changes, Insulin Access & More Legislative Updates (3/11/20)
- Family Docs Make Day at the Capitol a Success (3/10/20)
- Fix Prior Authorization (2/27/20)
- Celebrate Immunization Rally Draws Crowd (2/25/20)
- Movement on Affordable Insulin in MN (2/25/20)
- MN Legislative Session Begins Tomorrow (2/10/20)
- 2020 Legislative Session Preview (1/26/20)
2019 Session
- Minnesota Legislative Session Wraps (5/28/19)
- Session Nears End, PBM Bill Moves (5/14/19)
- Health & Human Services Bills Move Forward (4/29/19)
- Provider Tax Alternative Introduced in MN House (4/11/19)
- MN House DFL Unveils Health & Human Services Budget Proposal (4/10/19)
- Two MAFP Priorities Pass Senate (4/09/19)
- Direct Primary Care, Tobacco Cessation & More Legislative Updates (3/27/19)
- Opioid Stewardship Bill Passes MN House (3/26/19)
- Bipartisan Support for Provider Tax Alternative (3/25/19)
- Formulary Changes, Tobacco Prevention & More Legislative Updates (3/13/19)
- Patient Privacy, Conversion Therapy & Immunization Laws (3/05/19)
- MAFP Testifies on Bill to License Pharmacy Benefit Managers (2/25/19)
- Provider Tax, Cannabis & More Legislative Updates (2/14/19)
- Opioid Stewardship Bill Moving Fast (2/12/19)
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Gag Clauses & Drug Prices (2/12/19)
- Licensing and Transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (1/30/19)
- Hands-free Cell Phone Bills Move in MN House & Senate (1/30/19)
- Tobacco Control Efforts Begin in Earnest (1/29/19)
- Legislative Session 2019 Preview (1/15/19)
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Advocating for Family Medicine is an advocacy blog by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP).
