Encompass Health announces plans for its first inpatient rehabilitation hospital in South Dakota
Encompass Health Corp Nov. 29 announced plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Sioux Falls, which is expected to be named Encompass...
Resources available for flu vaccine campaigns
There are a couple of national campaigns raising the awareness and importance of getting a flu vaccine. The message should also be amplified in...
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 lawsuit which allowed the state...
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 points are estimates pulled at...
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 data brief titled Electronic Health...
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 Solutions Committee Ending”.
The South Dakota...
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 includes additional guidance based on...
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 Committee will be held to...
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 D insurance plans to provide...
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 Part D plans more tools...
