MAFP Executive Vice President Maria Huntley, CAE, MAM, testified to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board on inclusion of Health Impact Assessments in the environmental review process.
Read More MAFP Supports Health Impact Assessments in Environmental Review ProcessWith less than a month remaining in the 2019 legislative session, legislators, staff and advocates are settling in for long debates at the Minnesota State Capitol. MAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares the latest update on the Health and Human Services budget bills.
Read More Health & Human Services Bills Move ForwardA second grade student, recently, brought a loaded gun to a St. Paul elementary school. MAFP Legislative Committee and Gun Violence Prevention Work Group member Emily Benzie, MD, shares tips for physicians on educating patients about safe firearm storage.
Read More It’s Time to Talk About Safe Firearm StorageThe Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) held its House of Delegates on March 30, 2019, bringing together nearly 100 family physicians from across Minnesota to help guide the policies and set the direction of the Academy.
Read More House of Delegates 2019 RecapThe Minnesota Senate followed the Minnesota House’s lead by passing legislation to address the opioid epidemic with a strong bipartisan vote. MAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares about what’s different in the House and Senate opioid bills, currently being negotiated in conference committee.
Read More Opioid Bills Now in NegotiationsMAFP legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares about a bill introduced in the Minnesota House that offers an alternative to the provider tax—a claims expenditure assessment.
Read More Provider Tax Alternative Introduced in MN HouseMinnesota House DFLers unveiled their Health and Humans Services omnibus budget bill on April 3, 2019. MAFP legislative representative Dave Renner, CAE, provides a high level overview of the bill.
Read More MN House DFL Unveils Health & Human Services Budget Proposal
