HHS Announces $22 Billion to Support Covid-19 Battle
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more...
SDDOH Launches New COVID-19 Vaccination Info Tools
​The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has released two helpful tools designed to better inform South Dakotans on the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
Medicare Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
​President Trump signed the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 27, 2020 after it was passed by Congress. The bill includes $1.4 trillion in...
Long Term Care Facility Vaccination Toolkit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a toolkit to serve as a resource for explaining COVID-19 vaccination to both residents...
COVID-19 Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Congress passed the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. The legislation includes $1.4 trillion in funding for...
HHS Begins Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Distribution
​The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the completed review of the Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) applications...
SD DOH Releases Draft South Dakota COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Other COVID Vaccine Resources
​​The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has released a draft South Dakota COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. The Plan describes South Dakota's vaccination preparedness planning,...
HHS Publishes COVID-19 Hospital Facility Level Data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began publishing COVID-19 hospital facility level data on December 7, 2020. Hospitals are currently required...
South Dakota Medicaid Submits State Plan Amendment to Cover COVID-19 Vaccinations
​South Dakota Medicaid has submitted a disaster relief Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding coverage of...
BFM Announces Healthcare High Impact and Safety Net Programs
At the December 7 Joint Committee on Appropriations (JCA) meeting, the Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) announced two new grant programs for health...
