Public Policy Council adds more bills to tracking list
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Council on Public Policy now has 22 health care-related bills they...
Coalition Workgroup discusses FMAP policy implementation
The Community-Based Providers Shared Savings workgroup (a subgroup of the Health Care Solutions Coalition) met this week. The group...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gov. Daugaard outlines goals for 2018 legislative session
The 93rd South Dakota Legislative Session started yesterday with Gov. Daugaard’s annual State of the State address to a...
Governor proposes Medicaid work requirement pilot
Federal policy makers are revisiting the issue of work requirements for Medicaid enrollees with indications that guidelines would be...
