MN-ACP Advocates for Internal Medicine-2020

Health Policy Priorities for 2020

The Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Physicians (MN-ACP) is committed to state and national health policy advocacy on behalf of its members. There are over 400 Minnesota internists interested in health policy, as Advocates for Internal Medicine. This survey is going to Minnesota Advocates for Internal Medicine to get your opinions and priorities for the 2020 Minnesota legislative session. We want to advocate for issues important to our members.
All responses will be collected and tabulated to ensure the confidentiality of your responses. The survey will take about 5 minutes to complete. Please complete this on-line survey by February 15, 2020. Thank you for your time and input!

Sally Berryman, MD, FACP, MN-ACP Health Policy Chair

David Hilden, MD, MPH, FACP
MN-ACP Governor

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* 1. In the past year, have you read any of the health policy update emails from ACP or MN-ACP?

Yes

No (If no, skip to question #3)

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* 2. If YES, in what type of activity or information did you attend/review (check all that apply)?

Attended national ACP Leadership Day or national health policy session

Attended a MN Day at the Capitol, co-sponsored by MN-ACP and MMA

Read ACP national health policy emails, legislative position statements or Annals legislative updates

Read the MN-ACP health policy update in the newsletter or all member email

Read Advocates for Internal Medicine email updates

Contacted my legislator in response to the legislative updates

Other medical student or IMIG event supported by MN-ACP on health policy

Met with/shared online with other medical students, residents or physicians information on health policy issues

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are you a member of any of the following organizations that may be a potential collaborator with MN-ACP on health policy topics?

	Yes	Unsure
MN Medical Association	MN Medical Association Yes	MN Medical Association Unsure
Society of Hospital Medicine-MN chapter	Society of Hospital Medicine-MN chapter Yes	Society of Hospital Medicine-MN chapter Unsure
Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate	Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Yes	Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Unsure
Health professional member of Protect MN	Health professional member of Protect MN Yes	Health professional member of Protect MN Unsure
Minneapolis Society of Internal Medicine	Minneapolis Society of Internal Medicine Yes	Minneapolis Society of Internal Medicine Unsure

Other organizations that may be a good for MN-ACP to collaborate with in Minnesota?

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* 4. What health policy/legislative activities do you plan to participate in 2020 ? (check all that apply)

Attend the national ACP Leadership Day at the Capitol

Attend MN Physicians Day at the State Capitol

Participate in a National or state legislative/health policy Committee

Contact my legislator by email

Vote in the national/state election

Be an advocate for a topic important to me that affects health or health care

Other activity

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* 5. Please select 5 of the following Minnesota issues that you believe MN-ACP should actively monitor and support during the 2020 state legislative session.

Affordable health and behavioral health care for Minnesotans

Reducing health disparities in MN

Increasing primary care access and reimbursement rates in Minnesota

Decreasing gun violence injuries and deaths

Reasonable opioid prescription monitoring and required physician education

Increase access to mental health services to reduce suicide attempts and deaths

Refugee/immigrant health services and health coverage

Healthy climate /environmental policies

MN public option for health insurance in addition to commercial and governmental health plans

Changes in access to/regulation of CBD products

Increased restrictions/taxes in MN on vaping products and e-cigarettes

Prior authorization reform

Mental health parity for access and coverage

MN options for affordable medications

Other suggestions for MN-ACP legislative priorities

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* 6. Increasing access to recreational marijuana will be discussed in the MN legislature in 2020. What do you believe should be the MN-ACP position on this issue?

Do not support increasing access to recreational marijuana

Support increasing access to recreational marijuana for those over age 21 years

Take no position on increasing access to recreational marijuana

Tighten monitoring of the MN medical marijuana program

Other Priority not mentioned from above

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* 7. What problems, causing inconvenience or annoyance to you or your patients, would you most like to see changed in Minnesota?

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* 8. What is the best way for the Chapter to communicate with you?

Mail

Social media

Other comments

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* 9. Demographics:
To assist with better meeting our member needs, please identify your current age group.

20-40

41-50

51-65

66-75

76+

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* 10. What is your membership level with ACP?

Master (MACP)

Fellow (FACP)

Member

Resident

Medical student

Allied Health

Retired

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* 11. Please describe your current practice (check all that apply).

General Internal Medicine

Hospitalist

Academic

Sub-specialty Internal Medicine

Single specialty

Multi-specialty

Currently in training

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please describe the geographic location of your primary practice.

Rural

Suburban

Urban

Retired/not practicing/in training

Comment:

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* 13. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for the MN-ACP?

Thank you for your responses and your ACP membership!
If you have additional comments, please contact Minnesota.ACP@gmail.com

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* 1. In the past year, have you read any of the health policy update emails from ACP or MN-ACP?

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* 2. If YES, in what type of activity or information did you attend/review (check all that apply)?

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* 3. Are you a member of any of the following organizations that may be a potential collaborator with MN-ACP on health policy topics?

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* 4. What health policy/legislative activities do you plan to participate in 2020 ? (check all that apply)

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* 5. Please select 5 of the following Minnesota issues that you believe MN-ACP should actively monitor and support during the 2020 state legislative session.

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* 6. Increasing access to recreational marijuana will be discussed in the MN legislature in 2020. What do you believe should be the MN-ACP position on this issue?

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* 7. What problems, causing inconvenience or annoyance to you or your patients, would you most like to see changed in Minnesota?

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* 8. What is the best way for the Chapter to communicate with you?

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* 9. Demographics:To assist with better meeting our member needs, please identify your current age group.

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* 10. What is your membership level with ACP?

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* 11. Please describe your current practice (check all that apply).

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* 12. Please describe the geographic location of your primary practice.

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* 13. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for the MN-ACP?

* 9. Demographics:
To assist with better meeting our member needs, please identify your current age group.