April is “Donate Life” month
Every day 20 people die waiting for an organ transplant and every 10 minutes another person is added to...
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...
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...
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...
UnitedHealthcare will pass along medication rebates
UnitedHealthcare recently announced that beginning in 2019, they will pass along an "overwhelming majority" of the rebates they receive...
Amazon enters OTC health care products market
In August 2017, Amazon quietly began selling its own line of over-the-counter (OTC) health care items, including 60 products...
New health care company announced; continued focus on consumerism needed
An announcement last week by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan that they plan to form an independent health care...
Nominations sought for SD Colorectal Cancer Achievement Awards
The Colorectal Cancer Task Force of the SD Comprehensive Cancer Control Program is soliciting nominations for the South Dakota...
Influenza activity in South Dakota reaches widespread status
Influenza is now classified as “widespread” in South Dakota with 128 new confirmed cases reported in South Dakota last...
CMS relaxes financial penalties against nursing homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new guidelines reversing policies put in place under President...
