Mobridge, Madison nursing homes are scheduled to close
Black Hills Receiver has filed with the South Dakota Department of Health notice of intent to close the Mobridge Care and Rehabilitation Center and...
FDA moves to restrict flavored e-cigarettes
Food & Drug Administrator (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Nov. 15 issued a statement outlining plans to sharply curb sales of sweet and fruity...
CMS announces first year results for Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced that 93 percent of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians under...
SDAHO prepares guidance for posting hospital charges
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and subsequent guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in fiscal years 2015 and 2019 IPPS...
Hospital and CAH swing-bed manual revisions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made change request revisions to the swing-bed manual that clarify policies related to hospitals and critical access...
Thune elected Senate Majority Whip
Sen. John Thune was unanimously elected Senate Majority Whip making him second in command in the Senate and the all-time highest ranking Republican senator...
HHS seeks to implement final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices, civil monetary penalties
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed to implement, effective Jan. 1, 2019, its final rule addressing ceiling prices for drugs purchased...
CMS is developing rule to cut Medicaid transportation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given notice of a proposed rule that would make it easier for states to stop...
HHS lifting IMD exclusion for Medicaid payment for inpatient mental health treatment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a letter sent to state Medicaid directors Nov. 13 said demonstration projects will be available...
Antibiotic Awareness Week: Learn why antibiotics aren’t always the answer
Antibiotics are life-saving drugs and important for treating infections, like those that can lead to sepsis. However, when antibiotics aren’t needed, they won’t help...
