MN Legislative Update: Formularies, Health Care Payment Data, Conversion Therapy, Collaborative Care + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) 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, flavored tobacco and vaping products and adult-use cannabis.

MN Legislative Update: All-Payer Claims Database, Drug Formulary Changes + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) 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 2023 Physicians’ Day at the Capitol.

MN Legislative Update: Gun Violence Prevention, the PRO Act, Mid-Year Formulary Changes + More

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) 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 of the Patient Reproductive Options Act.

How to Reduce Medical Care Costs

GUEST POST: Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians member Bob Koshnick, MD, FAAFP, is passionate about increasing patient access to quality, affordable health care. He recently published a book on reducing medical care costs and regulatory burdens and empowering patients to manage their own care.

One Month to Go in the 2022 MN Legislative Session

With about one month to go in the 2022 legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares the latest health-care-related updates from the Minnesota Legislature.