Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 7, 2025

Key health policy updates from March 3, 2025: MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative news on health care-related bills impacting family physicians and health care access. This bill received bipartisan support and was passed to the Senate State and Local Government Committee.

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) COMMITTEE On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Senate HHS Committee heard a series of health care bills: S.F. 2322 ( Senator Wiklund ) establishes the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council. 1354, which would establish a School Health Advisory Committee.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE International Medical Graduate Licensing ( SF 509 ): Key Takeaway: The bill was previously amended in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to address some of the concerns shared with the author from the MAFP. Status: The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding. Eric 29:36 Yeah.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

We met the health legislative aides from the offices of Senator Susan Collins, Senator Angus King, and Representative Chellie Pingree. This bill would preclude the government from charging interest on their loans during when they are unable to afford payments on the principal.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 17, 2025

to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the NIH. Many mirror the ambitions laid out in Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership,” the conservative playbook for Trump’s second term. Others followed the Senate confirmation of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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