The Latest News From SDAHO

Trump Administration’s Proposal for Medicare Advantage Plans

PoliticoPro: By Rachel Roubein  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Medicare Advantage rate notice for 2020, a proposal letting insurers know how much the federal...

Provider Rehabilitates Paper-Based Accounts Payable

SDAHO’s Endorsed Business Partner- Commerce Bank. Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes can spend hours every week sorting mail, tracking down invoices across multiple locations, and...

Update on the timing of President Trump’s Budget

PoliticoPro: By Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma​The White House confirmed to POLITICO today that it will not be releasing President Donald Trump's budget...

State Legislative Update

Committee on Appropriations: The Joint Committee on Appropriations is currently listening to agencies that have a relatively smaller percentage of general fund expenses in the...

Avera Prince of Peace Recognized by LeadingAge

January 2019 LeadingAge Catalyst Recognition Avera Prince of Peace Retirement CommunitySioux Falls, SD SDAHO is happy to recognize Justin Hinker at Avera Prince of Peace as the...

Stark Law, anti-kickback proposed rules could come this year

Politico ProBy Rachel Roubein ​The No. 2 HHS official said today that much-anticipated proposed rules reforming the Stark Law and anti-kickback statute are...

Nursing Home Compare Quarterly Refresh with SNF QRP Data Now Available

From CMS: The January 2019 Nursing Home Compare Refresh, including quality measure results based on SNF QRP data submitted to CMS, is now available. The updated SNF quality...

Update to Posting of Hospital Charges

In a Jan. 17 tweet by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Administrator Seema Verma, asking for the Twitterverse to "help us make...

The Trustee Quarterly- Winter Edition 2019

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO), with sponsorship from the South Dakota Office of Rural Health, now offers a variety of resources...

Inpatient/Outpatient- Dimensions Database Annual Meeting

The Inpatient and Outpatient (IPOP)/Dimensions Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2019  from 10 a.m.–2:00p.m. CST at the Hilton Garden Inn South Sioux Falls. Lunch will...

CMS launches new Medicare app

CMS PRESS RELEASE 1/28/2019 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new app that gives consumers a modernized Medicare experience with...

2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines Issued

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines for 2019 have been released and are effective as of Jan. 11. Publication of...

MedPAC Releases Recommendations to Congress

At the January meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress increase the rate for hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective...

CMS Webinar on Part D Payment Modernization Model Overview

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS) is hosting a webinar to providing an overview of the Part D Payment Modernization Model. CMS...

CMS hosts VBID model Webinar Jan 30

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) is hosting a webinar Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 1 p.m. EST, which will...

Grow South Dakota Needs Assessment

GROW South Dakota is a statewide non-profit organization that provides programs and loan products to advance housing, community, and economic development.  Every three years,...

Joint Committee on Appropriations Update

The Joint Committee on Appropriations is currently listening to agencies that have a smaller percentage of expenses of the budget. Week 3 budgets included...

CDC Opioids Training Modules

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain provides recommendations for safer and more effective prescribing of...

Governor Noem called a Special Joint Session to deliver budget address.

Click here for her slide presentation. Governor Noem’s Budget Proposes 2.5% Inflationary Increase for Medicaid Providers Starting on April 1, 2019.Gov. Kristi Noem presented her...

Federal Committee Hearings Update

Senate Finance Committee kicks off next week with a hearing to look at drug pricing, “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part...

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