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...
CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the Rural Health Open Door Forum on Thursday, January 24, 2019. The Rural Health Open Door...
340B Case Continues, AHA Outlines Medicare Appeals Instructions for Hospitals
On Dec. 27, 2018, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and...
Governor to address funding crisis for South Dakota nursing homes
South Dakota has the lowest reimbursement rate in the country, causing a $42 million annual funding shortfall for long-term care facilities each year.
In her...
