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April 22, 2009
Lawmaker Disappointed With Progress In Birth To 3
A South Dakota lawmaker is disappointed that the state Education Department hasn't made much progress in a study aimed at revising the Birth to 3 Connections program.
March 12, 2009
Medical Examiner Study Passes Legislature
The South Dakota Senate has passed and sent to Governor Mike Rounds a bill that directs the attorney general's office to study the creation of a state medical examiner system.
March 8, 2009
Assoc. Of Health Says Smoking Ban Would Save Money
Healthcare leaders in KELOLAND say, if a smoking ban passes, the state would save millions of dollars in health costs.
March 4, 2009
Panel Endorses Funding Swap For Birth To 3
A House committee says funding for the Birth to 3 Connections program should be in South Dakota's general budget.
February 18, 2009
Rounds: Use Stimulus Money For Birth To 3
Governor Rounds says he wants to use federal stimulus money to help fund Birth to 3, an early childhood program he had proposed cutting to save about $2 million.
February 18, 2009
Senate Committee Restores Birth To 3 Program
A South Dakota Senate committee has recommended restoring funding to the Birth to 3 program that provides therapy to infants and toddlers whose development is delayed.
February 18, 2009
Panel Hears Testimony On Contraceptive Insurance
South Dakota lawmakers have been urged to support a measure that would require any insurance policy that covers prescription drugs to also cover contraceptives.
February 12, 2009
Medical Providers Want Inflation Funds Restored
Doctors, nursing homes and hospitals say they'll struggle to operate if they don't get money for inflation.
February 11, 2009
SDSMA Supports Smoking Ban
The South Dakota Senate feels the state isn't ready to ban smoking in all public places, but how does the House feel?
February 11, 2009
Panel Kills Plan For Pre-Abortion Meeting
A legislative committee won't require doctors who perform abortions in South Dakota to schedule an appointment with patient a day before the procedure.
February 9, 2009
Panel Delays Bill For Pre-Abortion Consultation
A legislative committee can't agree on whether South Dakota law should require a doctor performing an abortion to schedule time with the patient the day before surgery.
February 3, 2009
Panel Kills Medical Marijuana Proposal
A legislative committee says South Dakotans with severe or chronic pain have other treatments available besides medical marijuana.
January 28, 2009
Effort To Save SD Birth To 3 Program
A group of parents is taking action to stop South Dakota lawmakers from cutting the Birth to 3 program.
January 28, 2009
SD Lawmakers Have Abortion Bill To Debate
South Dakota lawmakers will have an abortion-related bill to debate this session.
January 28, 2009
HPV Shots Could Be A Victim Of Budget Cuts
One thousand or more 12-year-old girls in South Dakota will not receive free vaccines that could prevent sexually transmitted disease if one of Governor Rounds' proposed budget cuts is enacted.
January 24, 2009
Long Suggests $3 Million From Case Settlements
Lawmakers likely will be asked to let state government use several million dollars from court case settlements for consumer fraud investigations and education -- and medicine for children and the elderly.
January 23, 2009
Parents: 'Birth To 3' A Valuable Program
Governor Rounds says it was one of the most difficult programs to put on the chopping block, but he says cutting the Birth to 3 Connections program would save the state millions of dollars.
January 22, 2009
HPV Vaccine Program May Be Eliminated
One proposed cut to the state budget includes the HPV vaccine. It will still be available to girls but the state will no longer foot the billl.
December 2, 2008
Rounds: SD Should Not Cut Medicaid Spending
Governor Mike Rounds says the state will have a tough time making ends meet in the next budget year, but South Dakota should not cut spending on Medicaid and other programs that provide medical care for people who are poor or disabled.
February 27, 2008
Medical Cost Reporting Bill Advances
A state Health Department Web site listing prices hospitals charge for services in South Dakota may be revised to also list information on outpatient medical procedures.
If the feat can be accomplished, state health officials believe South Dakota would be the first state to do so. The process is complicated by the fact that there are about 9,000 outpatient medical procedures.
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