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South Dakota Legislative Session Update 3/7/17

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House Republicans introduce legislation to repeal and replace parts of ACA

Federal News
House Republicans leaders introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Monday to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation seeks to reform federal Medicaid financing by creating a per-capita cap model starting in FY 2020.

SD Legislature passes bill establishing rate-setting methodology

State News
The South Dakota House has passed a bill establishing a rate-setting methodology for services delivered by community-based health and human services providers. Senate Bill 147 passed Tuesday on a 61-6 vote. The bill previously passed the Senate, but the Senate will need to agree to significant changes after the House Health and Human Services Committee "hoghoused" the bill by replacing all its original language.

Nominees sought for 2017 LeadingAge Awards

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge is seeking nominees for its LeadingAge Annual Awards. The awards honor LeadingAge member organizations and individuals that embody excellence in nonprofit aging services. Award...

Join us for 30th Annual Walleye Classic

Member News
Plan to join us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic on Friday evening, June 23 and Saturday June 24. This year’s tournament will be held on northeastern South Dakota’s beautiful Glacial Lakes, with our home base at the Glacial Lakes Guide Service lodge near Florence, South Dakota.

PEPPER planning April WebEx event

Education News
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is planning a WebEx event for April 25. The Hospice PEPPER Webinar, planned for 1-2 p.m. CDT (noon-1 p.m. MDT) will be hosted by Kimberly Hrehor from the TMF Health Quality Institute.

SDAHO Membership Directory/Handbook now available online

Member News
As we pursue enhanced value and convenience for our members, we are pleased to announce that the Membership Directory/Handbook is now available on our website. The directory contains contact information for institutional members, state and federal agencies and associations, our Board of Trustees, councils, committees and district members.

CMS merges content to main ICD-10 site

Data News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has merged all up-to-date content from its Road to 10 website to its main ICD-10 site at cms.gov/ICD10.

LeadingAge CFAR column on elder abuse

Long Term Care News
Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR), has penned an important column on elder abuse. Stone touches on a new study and tackles the question of why elder abuse still persists today.

LeadingAge hosting webinar on budget’s effect on affordable housing

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge is offering a webinar on Monday on "How President Trump's First Budget Could Impact Affordable Housing." The webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CST/1 p.m. CST, features speakers from LeadingAge, other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and advocates from across the nation.

AHA Annual Survey underway

Data News
The online 2016 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey is now open for data submission. Packets (see letter) were mailed to hospital administrators in...

Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care toolkit available

Education News
The Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care: An Implementation Handbook toolkit is available for loan to SDAHO members.

House passes certified professional midwives bill

State News
The South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill to permit and regulate the practice of licensed certified professional midwives. Senate Bill 136 passed on a 52-16 vote. A two-thirds margin was required because the bill contained an appropriation.

Trump renews call to repeal and replace ACA during address to Congress

Federal News
President Donald Trump renewed his call to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. His...

SDAHO Legislative Session Update Call 2-28-17

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Save the Date: Continuing Care Conference Planned for April 26-27

Education News
The Annual Continuing Care Conference will be held April 26-27 at Cedar Shore Resort in Oacoma/Chamberlain. This year’s agenda will include: Compassion Fatigue: Healing Healers Financial...

Sen. Rounds introduces IHS audit bill

Federal News
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds on Tuesday introduced a bill to provide for a comprehensive audit of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Rounds' bill would require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use existing funds to contract with an independent firm to assess the state of IHS.

House committee advances certified professional midwives bill

State News
The House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to permit and regulate the practice of licensed certified professional midwives. Senate Bill 136, which previously passed the Senate, was approved on a 9-3 vote and now heads to the House floor.

CMS projects 5.6% annual national health expenditures growth through 2025

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says national health expenditure growth is expected to average 5.6 percent annually from 2016 through 2025, outpacing projected growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 1.2 percentage points.

Medicare and Medicaid Requirements of Participation for Long-Term Care Facilities

Long Term Care News
This proposed federal rule revises the requirements that care centers must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It will update or reorganize nearly all existing regulatory requirements and create new requirements.
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