U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear South Dakota sales tax case
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court granted a review of an appeal filed by the State of South Dakota in the case of South...
Council on Public Policy holds initial meeting
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization (SDAHO) Council on Public Policy met last week in conjunction with the beginning of the 93rd Session...
MedPAC recommends 1.25 percent update for FY2019 and replacing MIPS
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened on Jan. 11 and voted to recommend that hospitals receive a 1.25 percent FY2019 update to be...
House Republicans focus on another short-term spending CR
With the government funding deadline (Jan. 19) fast approaching and a shutdown looming, Republican House leaders on Tuesday night appeared to reach consensus on...
Join Sen. Rounds for a tele-townhall tonight at 8 p.m. CT
Sen. Rounds will be hosting a live, toll-free telephone townhall this evening. He would like to hear firsthand from South Dakotans to help him...
Sen. Rounds to participate in rural health care discussion on Jan. 17
Sen. Mike Rounds will join the discussion on how to better understand the challenges and opportunities rural communities face with health care delivery and...
Webcast to discuss regulatory relief
The American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack will be joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on an...
Meaningful “State of Tribes Address” connects to health care issues
The Lower Brule Sioux tribal chairman, Boyd Gourneau, shared a relevant and, at times, emotional message during the third State of the Tribes Address...
Grant award expands Music and Memory℠ program in South Dakota
Nursing homes in South Dakota will have the ability to add the Music and Memory℠ program as a result of a $402,500 grant award...
CMS releases Medicaid guidelines for work requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released guidelines outlining criteria that states need to follow when applying for waivers to add...
