CMS proposes change in office visit codes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma sent a letter to doctors proposing changes to the documentation requirements for office...
Hospitals can expect more oversight on 340B Drug Pricing Program
Comments made by Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar during the 340B Coalition Summer Meeting last week put hospitals on alert to...
Caregivers groups ask for immediate implementation of Family Caregivers Act
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge and 72 other national organizations in a June 28 letter urged Health...
Measure to cap drug prices in SD removed from ballot
Initiated Measure (IM) 26, which would have capped drug prices in South Dakota, was removed from the November 2018 ballot by Circuit Judge Patricia...
House expected to vote on farm bill today
House agriculture leaders said they expect the House to vote this afternoon to move the farm bill, H.R. 2 (115), to a conference committee....
Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of 340B lawsuit
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision yesterday in the 340B drug savings case affirming the district court’s dismissal....
South Dakota ends fiscal year with $16.9M surplus
South Dakota state government closed the 2018 budget year on June 30 with a surplus marking the seventh consecutive year of spending less than...
FCC considering $100 million for new telehealth pilot program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it will seek $100 million in funding to establish a Connected Care Pilot Program to support telehealth for...
Excellent health care contributes to South Dakota’s top place finish as retirement state
It takes a lot to lessen the sting of a South Dakota winter, but apparently biting winds and harsh temps didn’t impact South Dakota’s...
Trump administration advocates for expanding work requirements in non-cash welfare programs
The White House Council of Economic Advisers last week released a report that argued in favor of imposing work requirements on U.S. residents enrolled...
