MedPAC Releases Recommendations to Congress
At the January meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress increase the rate for hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective...
CMS Webinar on Part D Payment Modernization Model Overview
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS) is hosting a webinar to providing an overview of the Part D Payment Modernization Model. CMS...
CMS hosts VBID model Webinar Jan 30
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) is hosting a webinar Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 1 p.m. EST, which will...
Joint Committee on Appropriations Update
The Joint Committee on Appropriations is currently listening to agencies that have a smaller percentage of expenses of the budget. Week 3 budgets included...
CDC Opioids Training Modules
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain provides recommendations for safer and more effective prescribing of...
Governor Noem called a Special Joint Session to deliver budget address.
Click here for her slide presentation.
Governor Noem’s Budget Proposes 2.5% Inflationary Increase for Medicaid Providers Starting on April 1, 2019.Gov. Kristi Noem presented her...
Federal Committee Hearings Update
Senate Finance Committee kicks off next week with a hearing to look at drug pricing, “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part...
Federal Government Stalemate Continues
The partial federal government shutdown now enters the 4th week and the second missed paycheck for government workers. The House and the Senate continue...
Convenient Care-Growth and Staffing Trends
SDAHO’s Endorsed Business Partner Merritt Hawkins published a study on the increased access to medical service -- the idea that success in healthcare delivery...
South Dakota Office of Licensure & Certification Phone Number Updates
Please note the updates for the Complaints and CNA programs within the Office of Licensure and Certification. The Complaints program coordinates all health care...
