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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

As we move into the eleventh week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol, provides an update on health care bills and shares what to expect next in the legislative session. LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES REACHED We came to the end of the legislature’s third deadline last week, which means all bills with a fiscal impact in each committee needed to be voted out and sent to the Fina

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Dr. Davidoff: Applying fire response & recovery lessons from Maui to LA

Permanente Medicine

As wildfires devastated the Los Angeles region earlier this year, health care services and medical resources were quickly deployed across the area, thanks to the timely efforts of Permanente medical staff and disaster planning by physician leaders. Many Permanente physicians and physician leaders, including Ramin Davidoff, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, could be found at shelters coordinating the response and providing care or support for people of the affected communities.

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RFK's plan to phase out synthetic food dyes could face industry pushback

NPR Health

The health secretary announced a push to eliminate petroleum-based colorants from the food supply. But he'll need to get food companies on board.

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Promoting Compassionate Emergency Care for Children with Autism

PEMBlog

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is commonaffecting approximately 1 in 68 childrenand increasingly recognized in pediatric emergency departments (EDs). While we pride ourselves on providing high-quality care for all children, we must acknowledge that the noisy, fast-paced, and unpredictable environment of the ED can be especially distressing for autistic patients.

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What To Do When You Receive a DEA Order to Show Cause

FDA Law Blog

By Andrew J. Hull We published a version of this post several years back (see here ), but recent updates to the law and trends in DEA enforcement merit a refresher. The stakes are high when a DEA-registered practitioner, pharmacy, distributor, manufacturer, or other registrant receives an Order to Show Cause (or OSC) from DEA. OSCs often appear without warning and can throw a registrant into a flurry of uncertainty and risk of losing a registration necessary to conduct business.

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Help for ACA health plans could be harder to come by since RFK axed teams of 'fixers'

NPR Health

Federal workers who help resolve complicated problems for Affordable Care Act policyholders are among those recently cut by the Trump administration.

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PRESS RELEASE: Doctors for America Calls for Evidence-Based Solutions After FSU Shooting

Doctors for America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box: 21161 2300 18th St NW Lbby Washington, DC 20009-9996 April 22, 2025 Doctors for America Calls for Evidence-Based Solutions After FSU Shooting WASHINGTON, D.C. – Doctors for America (DFA) is heartbroken and outraged by the devastating acts of gun violence that continue to unfold across the country. Last week, at least six individuals were hospitalized and two have died following a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee.