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ACA ‘replace and repeal’ transition underway

Federal News
The 114th U.S. Congress adjourned last week concluding a brief lame duck session that included the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act and...

Legislative forums held in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen

Member News
SDAHO held legislative forums recently in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. The discussions were engaging with participation from legislators, community and health care leaders. ...

HHS: ACA drops SD’s uninsured rate by 18 percent

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the uninsured rate in South Dakota has fallen by 18 percent since the Affordable Care...

CMS seeks applicants for rural health grants

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting applications for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program. The Network Planning program aims...

Pierre Legislative Forum a success

Member News
SDAHO held its first of a series of legislative forums this week, energized by great questions from legislators, discussions and educational information. Avera St....

GAO studies Nursing Home Compare, Five-Star Quality Rating System

Long Term Care News
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study on Nursing Home Compare and CMS’s Five-Star Quality Rating System. The highlights are available here. The...

Breaking: Judge issues preliminary injunction to block IM 22

State News
Circuit Judge Mark Barnett on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction to block IM 22 from taking effect. Read the AP's story here.

Fund established for Tennessee hospital workers impacted by wildfires

Member News
In response to the late November wildfires that have devastated eastern Tennessee, a fund has been established to provide support for LeConte Medical Center...

Judge orders HHS to eliminate Medicare claims appeals backlog

Federal News
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to eliminate the backlog of pending Medicare claims appeals at the...

CMS posts Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice

Data News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted an updated version of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), which all Hospitals and...

PBJ: Time for a better sandwich

Long Term Care News
Note: This is a reprint of a story written by Dr. Cheryl Phillips and published by LeadingAge on Dec. 6, 2016. The Payroll-based Staffing Journal,...

Senate passes 21st Century Cures Act

Federal News
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which intends to overhaul drug development and accelerate new cures...

Gov. Daugaard delivers FY2018 budget to joint session of SD Legislature

State News
Gov. Dennis Daugaard presented his sixth budget address to the South Dakota Legislature Tuesday afternoon. His budget address portrayed a positive economic growth, but...

Legislative forums shift format in light of IM 22

State News
On Nov. 8, South Dakotans approved Initiated Measure 22 (IM-22) by a narrow margin (51.62 percent-48.38 percent). The impacts and implications of the new...

SD Medicaid Provider Online Portal available

State News
The SD Medicaid Provider Online Portal is available and allows providers to view and download copies of their Remittance Advices (RA/Remit). After a provider...

SD Medicaid expanding coverage of telemedicine services

State News
The state Department of Social Services says South Dakota Medicaid is expanding coverage of telemedicine services to more closely align with Medicare coverage of...

Bathing Without a Battle offered online free of charge

Education News
Award-winning training for bathing people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is now accessible online free of charge. Bathing Without a Battle is provided online...

DSS offering assisted living center webinars on HCBS Settings Final Rule.

Education News
The state Department of Social Services (DSS) is holding webinars to help assisted living centers comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services'...

CMS study finds that national health spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says overall health spending grew by 5.8 percent last year, the result of increased use and...

HHS OCR warns of phishing email aimed at HIPAA covered entities

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reports that a phishing email is being circulated on mock HHS departmental letterhead under the...
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