Noem, Johnson win in state primary election
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem captured 56 percent of the vote to defeat Marty Jackley in the state primary election. Noem will face Democrat...
CMS releases Medicaid scorecard
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Medicaid scorecard intended to show how the nation’s largest health program is...
Farm bill faces another round of action
With the current farm bill scheduled to end in September, both House and Senate members are trying to find common ground. After a failed...
State Medicaid program to include substance abuse treatment
Members of South Dakota Legislative Rules Review Committee voted 3-2 this week to include substance abuse treatment as a covered Medicaid service. Up to...
Tribal organizations eligible for HHS opioid treatment grants
Although all tribes and tribal associations nationwide are eligible, South Dakota recently learned that it was not selected as one of 35 states to...
MIPS exceeds first year participation goal
In 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which changed the way that Medicare pays clinicians by establishing two new...
Comments due July 30 for home health demonstration program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revived a demonstration program - the Review Choice Demonstration - for home health services. The...
EHR hardship exception applications due July 1
Eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals may be exempt from Medicare penalties if they can demonstrate that use of certified electronic health record (EHR)...
Conferences Announced: Immunization, infection control and biosafety
Three conferences in the areas of biosafety, immunizations and infection control have been announced for health care providers.
The first conference is free and is...
New SNF rules proposed; comments due June 26
The FY 2019 skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule, published on May 8, includes a very complex patient driven payment...
