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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Audio-Only Telehealth This bill to include audio-only telehealth as a reimbursable option was also included in the Senate HHS omnibus bill. Establishing medical practice licensure requirements for individuals who have practiced medicine outside the U.S. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

For those individuals, how do you think about that? I think a lot of people will think of like 16 or 24 milligrams sublingually just because that is what is insurance will pay for for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Sach 17:32 For me, it’s our first line opioid.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? And that came down a lot of times to asking the provider whether they felt they met criteria and then also looking to see if they had the financial, like the proper insurance or things like that. Eric 33:25 What about telehealth?