Better Choices, Better Health® workshops are coming to your area!
Upcoming 2017 Better Choices, Better Health® workshops are coming to your area! The Stanford University evidence-based program, Better Choices, Better Health® with Diabetes is...
Comments sought related to MACRA proposed rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is seeking comment related to the recently released Proposed Rule for CY 2018 Updates to the Quality...
Delegation visits the “Hill”
A small delegation from the Health System group and SDAHO were in DC this week and visited with Representative Kristi Noem and the staff...
Senate Republicans challenged by newly release CBO analysis; South Dakota data alarming
With the decision to delay a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) and reeling from the latest analysis from the Congressional Budget...
AHA to hold 2nd Rural Hospital Policy Forum on Capitol Hill
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will hold the Rural Hospital Policy Forum, July 19-20. SDAHO board member, Bryan Slaba, administrator/CEO of Wagner Community Memorial...
Rural leaders conference a “collaboration” success
Nearly 60 participants gathered in Fort Pierre on June 14 and 15 to attend the Rural Health Leaders Conference. The event was a collaborative...
Senate republican leader delays vote on ACA legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today decided to delay a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BRCA) given strong resistance from both...
Meandering Mayhem: 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic at Glacial Lakes Hunting Lodge, northwest of Watertown, SD. With a...
Your advocacy is needed as CBO estimates Senate bill would leave 22M more uninsured
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has just released its score for the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), estimating that the Senate version of the health care bill aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would leave 22 million more uninsured.
MedPAC recommends Medicare payment system refinements in June report
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has issued its June report to Congress, offering recommendations on refinements to Medicare payment systems and issues affecting...
