Coming soon: Federal issues brief and legislative summary
The Council on Public Policy met recently to review and discuss two important South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization reports. The first, a summary...
2018 Farm Bill introduced
Representative Kristi Noem announced that the 2018 Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, was introduced in the U.S....
Senate committee fine-tunes Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), held its seventh...
340B lawsuit hearing scheduled for May 4; plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other litigants have filed a final reply brief urging a federal appeals court to find that they are...
U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on sales tax case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 17 in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., moving the case closer to a decision...
CMS issues ACA final rule, releases enrollment report
Earlier this year, Congress was unable to reach agreement on repeal and replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, through regulatory actions and...
Proposed tariffs on Chinese goods likely to increase drug costs
The Trump administration is considering imposing a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from China, including a host of medical products. Items on the...
CMS extends LVA settlement deadline
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has announced that the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Low Volume Appeals...
Medicaid provider fee schedule updated
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) has updated the Medicaid fee schedules according to House Bill (HB) 1320, the General Appropriations Act....
Judge directs AHA to help construct Medicare appeal backlog solutions
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has asked the American Hospital Association (AHA) for recommendations on how the Department of Health and...
