MACPAC Recommends Phasing in Medicaid DSH Cuts, Restructuring Allotments
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2019 report to Congress, which recommends Congress phase in the Affordable Care...
South Dakota’s tax receipts $2.3M less than expected
The State of South Dakota general
fund receipt report through 8 months, total actual ongoing receipts were
$2.3 million less than the legislature's revised adopted estimate...
CMS Delivers New Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy
New guidance​ from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revises the guidelines
to determine immediate jeopardy. The changes to Appendix Q of the State
Operations...
All 5 PBMs agree to testify at Senate drug cost hearing
By Sarah Karlin-Smith and Sarah Owermohle with POLITICOPRO
Five pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBM) have agreed to testify about drug pricing at an April 9 Senate...
CMS Upates Drug Dashboards with Prescription Drug Pricing and Spending Data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Drug Spending Dashboards​ with data for 2017. The Trump Administration’s version of the drug...
Advertise jobs for your healthcare facility through 3RNet
Advertise Healthcare Jobs at No Cost to Your Facility and Receive Listings of Healthcare Providers Seeking Employment. The South Dakota Office of Rural Health...
Trump’s proposed 2020 budget reduces funding for rural health programs
The White House recently released its fiscal year 2020 budget, which would be devastating for the rural health safety net and includes funding cuts...
Specialized Infection Prevention and Control Training for Nursing Home Staff in the Long-Term Care...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated on the development of a...
FDA Released Draft Guidance on E-cigarette Sale Restrictions
On March 13, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released much anticipated draft guidance​ designed to restrict how and where flavored e-cigarettes are...
Top 10 Patient-Safety Concerns for 2019
ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization that studies how to improve patient care by addressing safety concerns across the continuum of care, just released its...
