National Hospital Week to be celebrated May 6-12
Each year in May the nation celebrates National Hospital Week and in 2018 the designated week is May 6-12. National Hospital Week is a...
U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on sales tax case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 17 in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., moving the case closer to a decision...
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan venture release additional information
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase in January announced a health care partnership. At that time, the three companies said their joint goal was...
“Healthy” is much more than “health care”
In a fast paced world, full of increasing information overload, many people find it difficult to find the time to think about their overall...
Walmart-Humana partnership being discussed
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, and health insurer Humana are discussing a possible partnership or merger, a business deal that would transform the duo...
April is “Donate Life” month
Every day 20 people die waiting for an organ transplant and every 10 minutes another person is added to the waiting list. Overall, 95...
Drug companies under fire for price increases
Pharmaceutical companies continue to raise the prices of prescription drugs at rates higher than inflation, according to two separate reports released this month. One...
Wellmark rescinds proposed 340B reporting policy
Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield has decided to rescind a controversial proposal whereby hospitals in South Dakota would have been asked to report modifiers...
American Dental Association announces opioid policy
The American Dental Association has adopted a policy supporting certain statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration and mandatory continuing education in prescribing opioids...
