South Dakota Medicaid Allows APPs to Enroll in Medicaid Primary Care Provider Program
​Effective November 1, 2020, South Dakota Medicaid will allow Advance Practice Professionals (APPs) to enroll with their own caseload in the Medicaid Primary Care...
AHA Hosts Member Webinars on CMS Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is hosting two members-only webinars to discuss strategies and solutions for implementing the hospital price transparency final rule. Effective...
COVID Mass Testing Events
The South Dakota Department of Health, in partnership with the South Dakota National Guard and Office of Emergency Management, and the U.S. Department of...
CMS Issues Medicaid Managed Care Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care programs. The...
Trustee Resources and Fall Newsletter
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO), with sponsorship from the South Dakota Office of Rural Health, offers a variety of resources tailored...
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, and grief. The worst pandemic...
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 Act (FFCRA). Section 6008 of...
South Dakota Medicaid Released Online Submission of Institutional Claims
​​South Dakota Medicaid has expanded functionality in the Medicaid Portal to include the ability to submit institutional (UB-04) claims directly to South Dakota Medicaid....
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 approved for use by the...
CMS Issues Enhanced Payments for New COVID-19 Treatments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new inpatient and outpatient payment provisions related to COVID-19 treatments delivered in those settings.
For COVID-19...
