SD organization receives $100K grant to help consumers enroll in health coverage
The Western South Dakota Community Action Partnership earlier this week was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Uninsured rate holds steady in 2017
The number of U.S. residents without health insurance for the entire year in 2017 was estimated at 28.5 million, or 8.8 percent of the...
PAC campaign update
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations PAC fundraising campaign reached $33,984 as of Sept. 12. Thank you to the facilities and individuals who...
Community palliative care providers urged to submit info for online directory
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), in collaboration with the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care, has launched an initiative to build...
FDA broadens treatment options for opioid dependence
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new dosage option for buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film, which is applied under the tongue as...
Senate support needed for site-neutral payment policy letter
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are asking their Senate colleagues to sign on to a letter urging the Centers for...
Rules Review Committee to meet Sept. 17
The Rules Review Committee, chaired by Rep. Jean Hunhoff (R-Yankton), will meet Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. (CT) in Room 414 of the State...
Azar targets drug prices
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar last week met with Republican lawmakers of the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss ways...
Health groups urge Senate to pass opioids bill
More than 200 health groups from across the country signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging...
SDAHO members present at Mental Health Interim Committee meeting
The Access to Mental Health Services Interim Study Committee held its third meeting on Sept. 11 at the State Capitol in Pierre.
The agenda included...
