State legislative races are beginning to take shape
With the 93rd legislative session still a recent memory, attention has turned to the next election cycle and who will be running for the...
CMS lowers cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies for the 2019 Medicare health and drug plans. Early estimates indicate that the plans...
CMS extends LVA settlement deadline
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has announced that the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Low Volume Appeals...
Medicaid provider fee schedule updated
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) has updated the Medicaid fee schedules according to House Bill (HB) 1320, the General Appropriations Act....
Jackley signs letter to Medicaid; focus to stop abuse and neglect
South Dakota attorney general, Marty Jackley, joined with 48 other states attorneys general in a letter to Congress asking to ease federal restrictions that...
Judge directs AHA to help construct Medicare appeal backlog solutions
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has asked the American Hospital Association (AHA) for recommendations on how the Department of Health and...
Study rates South Dakota best state for physicians to practice
South Dakota was rated the best state for physicians to practice according to a study conducted by WalletHub. The study compared the 50 states...
Grant County is named healthiest county in South Dakota
Grant County in northeastern South Dakota has been recognized for being the healthiest county in South Dakota, according to the ninth annual County Health...
Length of antibiotic treatment for sinusitis is too long
A study released by The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine shows that primary care physicians are prescribing longer durations of antibiotics...
Shulkin ousted from VA secretary position; Jackson next in line
Pictured is Ronny L. Jackson, M.D.
David Shulkin was removed from his position Wednesday as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S....
