South Dakota’s tax receipts $2.8M higher than expected
The State of South Dakota general fund receipt report for the first two months of fiscal year 2019 shows...
SD Rules Review Committee approves changes in J-1 visa waiver program
The South Dakota Rules Review Committee met Sept. 17 to review eight rules, including a proposed change in the...
Deal struck on opioid package
The House and Senate reached a final agreement on a bipartisan opioid bill, H.R. 6 (115), after weeks of...
Bill introduced to allow health savings account use for home care expenses
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Sept. 13 would make it possible for patients to use a...
SDAHO receives a six-month Compass HIIN extension
On Sept. 10 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIIN), which includes 42 South Dakota hospitals...
South Dakota receives grant for opioid treatment and prevention
The Department of Social Services (DSS), Division of Behavioral Health will receive just over $4 million for two years...
CMS proposes rule to lift regulations, ease burden on providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to relieve burden on providers by removing...
CMS awards $26.6 million for developing quality measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected seven healthcare organizations to create new quality measures for the Quality...
Pierce named permanent president of Rapid City Hospital
Regional Health has named John Pierce to the permanent position of president of the Rapid City Hospital and Market....
DOH investigates Legionnaires’ disease in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota Department of Health issued a press release concerning 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease that have...
