Medicaid expansion pivots to Medicaid reform
Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Tuesday that he will not ask the South Dakota Legislature to consider his plan to expand Medicaid during the upcoming...
Congress returns for lame duck session
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate returned from a seven-week election recess this week for a brief “lame duck” session....
Exchange signups hit post-election peak amid uncertainty of ACA’s future
Americans are continuing to sign up for policies under the Health Insurance Marketplace amid post-election uncertainty regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act...
2017 Medicare HH PPS Final Rule Analysis available
The calendar year (CY) 2017 Medicare Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule Analysis is intended to show HH members how Medicare...
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program application cycle to open
The next NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is expected to open in January. In an effort to expedite the application submission...
Readmissions Reduction Program Analysis update available
The Readmissions Reduction Program (RRP) Analysis is intended to provide detailed performance information on the readmissions measures that are currently evaluated or will be...
Nursing home excellence campaign rebranded under CDC
The 10-year-old Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign is being transition into a new program under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
It's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual one-week observance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to raise awareness of the threat of...
Better Choices, Better Health launches monthly newsletter
Better Choices, Better Health has launched a monthly newsletter.
The first issue is available here.
The newsletter discusses managing chronic disease, highlights workshop participants and provides...
Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee meets in Pierre
The Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee met for the first time in Pierre on Wednesday.
South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon said South Dakota's...
