Updated MedPAC Payment Basics series now available
MedPAC announced the release of the updated 2018 Medicare Payment Basics series. View the documents in the series, which provide an overview of 20...
Anthem agrees to pay $16M for data breach
Anthem, the second largest health insurer in the nation, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services a record $16 million...
South Dakota nursing homes are rated best in the nation
When it comes to picking an excellent nursing home, look no further than South Dakota. According to information compiled and released by FamilyAssets, an...
Support needed for CNA lock-out legislation
A bill introduced Sept. 28 by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to end the mandatory certified nurse assistant (CNA) training lockout for skilled nursing facilities...
State revenue $5.5M higher than estimated for September 2019
The general fund receipt report released by the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management shows through the first three months of fiscal year...
Don’t be a statistic: Get a flu shot
The 2017–18 flu season was one of the most severe in decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than...
VA changes Aid and Attendance benefit
Starting Oct. 18, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will review not just current assets, but records from the previous three years when...
CMS proposes rule to require manufacturers to disclose drug prices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule (CMS-4187) that will require prescription drug manufacturers to disclose in television ads...
RFI issued for substance and alcohol abuse grant
The South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information regarding suggested proposals...
Selby forms nonprofit to save local nursing home
The residents of Selby in north central South Dakota have formed a nonprofit organization in an attempt to buy the Good Samaritan Center nursing...
