Interim study on mental health services progresses
The committee formed by the South Dakota legislature to study mental health services in South Dakota held its second meeting in Sioux Falls on...
CMS issues FFY 2019 skilled nursing facility PPS final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released on July 31 the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 final payment rule for the skilled...
CMS finalizes updates for FFY 2019 inpatient psychiatric facility PPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule updating the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for...
Proposed CY 2019 payment rule for Medicare OPPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule for hospital outpatient prospective payment systems (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center...
CMS issues FFY 2019 IPPS final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule updating the inpatient prospective payment system for federal fiscal year (FFY)...
Infographic: Senate opioid package explained
Keeping track of all the pending opioid legislation can be daunting. This infographic provides a summary of the Senate bills, along with the cost...
CMS issues FFY 2019 inpatient rehabilitation facility PPS final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31 released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 final payment rule for the inpatient...
Daugaard calls for special session to discuss sales tax
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has called a special legislative session for Sept. 12 at the State Capitol in Pierre to consider legislation that will expedite...
CMS issues hospice final rule for 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that will become effective Oct.1 updating Medicare’s hospice payment rates, wage index...
UnityPoint Health data breach hits 1.4 million patients
UnityPoint Health, which runs more than 50 clinics in Iowa with 290 physicians and other providers, says a successful phishing campaign exposed patients’ personal...
