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....
Legislators fail to override vetoes; select two summer studies
The South Dakota legislature officially concluded when legislators convened to discuss and vote on gubernatorial vetoes this past Monday. In the end, the governor’s...
JCA provides budget guidance to state departments
The Joint Appropriations Committee (JCA) provided a letter of intent to state department leaders regarding provider rates approved in the recent legislative session.  The letter...
Congress recesses after passing appropriations act
With the passage into law of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Congress completed work on the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that funds the...
CMS comment period on hospice measures closes April 25
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking public comments on draft quality measures developed to supplement the existing Hospice Quality Reporting...
