New potential revenue for providers increases – what’s the catch?
In June 2018 the State of South Dakota won a U.S. Supreme Court case, South Dakota v. Wayfair (a...
Open enrollment in marketplace health plans is down
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases enrollment snapshots each week for the HealthCare.gov platform. These data...
Use of electronic health records increasing in long term care
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a...
South Dakota Health Care Solutions Coalition news story clarification
Message from Tim Rave, President/CEO:
I would like to clarify the story released by Keloland earlier today regarding “State-Tribal Healthcare...
Version 2.01 of the Hospice Item Set Manual is now available
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 15 released the updated Hospice Item Set (HIS) manual, which...
The South Dakota Legislature is gearing up for the 2019 session
On Dec. 3 at 8 a.m. the fifth and final meeting of the Access to Mental Health Services Study...
CMS proposes requiring real-time drug prices in Part D plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 26 issued a proposed rule that would require Medicare Part...
CMS’ proposed rule would lower Medicare Advantage and Part D drug prices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would provide Medicare Advantage and...
CMS issues report to Congress on telehealth in Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a report to Congress on Nov. 15 detailing the state...
NHPCO comments on hospice regulatory burden
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Nov. 19, the National Hospice and Palliative...
