CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized 1,092 nursing homes where 50% or more of their...
COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Calculator
The South Dakota Department of Health has developed a Quarantine and Isolation Calculator. This new and easy-to-use COVID-19 tool...
CMS announces Medicare Coverage for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that effective November 10, 2020, Medicare beneficiaries can receive coverage...
605 Strong: COVID-19 Support for Healthcare Professionals
No matter who you are, your life has been impacted by COVID-19. Thousands of people across South Dakota are...
South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management Releases Summary of CARES Act Grant Programs
The South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) testified to the Joint Committee on Appropriations on November 18,...
USD Geriatric Symposium: COVID in the Intitutionalized Elders
Dr. Sharon Inouye, a national expert in geriatrics said that one could not design a problem worse for elders...
COVID Mass Testing Events
The South Dakota Department of Health, in partnership with the South Dakota National Guard and Office of Emergency Management,...
LeadingAge Releases Pandemic Playbook
For all Americans—especially those who care for older adults—2020 will be remembered as a year of anxiety, stress, fear,...
CMS issues changes to Medicaid Policies for Maintaining Medicaid Enrollment during the COVID-19 Public...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued a reinterpretation of Section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response...
HHS Issues Regulations Related to Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines and Price Transparency for COVID-19...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued several provisions related to coverage of COVID-19 vaccines authorized or...
