Biannual nursing facility regulation report now available
The July 2018 nursing facility report from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Office of Licensure and Certification, is now available and is...
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations holds meeting
The potential impact to general fund revenues due to the recent ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair is just one of the items on...
House passes Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)
The amendment to the Public Health Service Act (H.R. 1676) to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and...
CMS reinstates risk adjustment payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that the agency says clarifies its methodology for calculating the Affordable Care...
Suicide prevention hotline one step closer to 3-digit phone number
The House this week voted 379-1 to pass H.R. 2345 (115), a bill that aims to overhaul the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
The legislation would...
House passes bill to eliminate medical device tax
On a vote of 283-132, the House passed H.R. 184 (115), a bill which will permanently eliminate the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices....
Senate confirms Wilkie as VA secretary
In a 86-9 vote, the Senate confirmed Robert Wilkie as secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Wilkie is viewed as being...
Opioid abuse committee meets
The Prescription Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee, which was developed as a result of a grant South Dakota received in 2016 from the Centers for...
Summer Healthcare Conference offered by LMC Insurance and United Heartland
SDAHO Enterprises, in partnership with Endorsed Business Partners LMC Insurance and United Heartland, are presenting a free Summer Healthcare Conference at the Hilton Garden...
Key points provided for proposed rule for physician fee schedule
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule on the calendar year (CY) 2019 physician fee schedule. The...
