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January 31, 2012
AARP Members Heading To Pierre
As the group of aging South Dakotans gets larger, their voice gets louder. Tuesday is AARP Lobby Day in Pierre and members will soon descend on the capitol to get their message heard.
January 25, 2012
Senate Panel Passes Reservation Nursing Home Bill
A bill that removes a two-year time limit for building American Indian nursing homes receiving Medicaid dollars has passed a Senate committee.
January 13, 2012
SD Governor Says He Won't Pursue Health Exchange
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced that his administration will not pursue legislation to establish a health insurance exchange during this year's South Dakota's legislative session.
March 11, 2011
AARP Reacts To Medicaid Funding
Despite the legislature finding $12 million in additional Medicaid funds, many South Dakotans about to enter their golden years are worried how they'll pay for a stay in a nursing home.
March 10, 2011
SD Gov. Vetoes Chiropractic Copay Measure
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed a bill to stop insurance companies from charging higher copays for chiropractic care than for primary physician care.
March 9, 2011
Reduced Cuts Could Still Leave Deep Wound
The South Dakota Legislature has found an extra $12,000,000 to help ease the cuts to Medicaid. But for some, anything might be too much.
March 9, 2011
New Plan Unveiled To Reduce SD Medicaid Cuts
South Dakota lawmakers have unveiled a plan to reduce the size of budget cuts to health care operations that provide services to low-income people in the Medicaid program.
March 8, 2011
House To Vote On Concussion Bill
The South Dakota House will be voting on a bill that would create new guidelines on how youth coaches and teams deal with concussions.
March 3, 2011
Getting The All Clear After A Concussion
Legislation that would require South Dakota high school athletes with concussions to sit out until they are better is in the final stretch to becoming a law.
February 22, 2011
SD House Panel Urges Smaller Cut To Nursing Homes
A South Dakota legislative panel has endorsed a plan to soften the effect of budget cuts on most nursing homes and community centers that care for developmentally disabled people.
February 16, 2011
SD Could Lose 500 Nursing Home Jobs With Cut
State budget cuts in South Dakota could not only have a big impact on schools, but also local nursing homes.
February 11, 2011
Healthcare Centers Could Lose Big
The Hudson Healthcare center is facing the same struggles as other small town senior care facilities. It's one of the major employers in town, and administrators say the potential cuts could be the center's demise.
January 26, 2011
SD House Panel Rejects Health Care Nullifying Bill
A bill that would declare the federal health care overhaul unconstitutional has failed in a South Dakota House committee.
January 25, 2011
SD Lawmakers Propose Bills To Void Health Overhaul
South Dakota lawmakers have introduced two bills that target the federal health care overhaul passed last year.
March 30, 2010
Lawmakers Refuse Health Care Protest Bill
Lawmakers on Monday chose not to reconsider a bill by Republican gubernatorial candidate Gordon Howie that sought to nullify certain federal health care laws within the state of South Dakota.
March 29, 2010
Tobacco Prevention Programs Could Receive Cuts
One area that South Dakota lawmakers will specifically target is tobacco prevention. In 2006, voters approved raising the state's tobacco tax by a dollar on each pack of cigarettes.
March 23, 2010
Rounds Signs Bill For Veterans' Nursing Home
Governor Mike Rounds has signed into law a measure allowing construction of a nursing home for military veterans in eastern South Dakota.
March 10, 2010
SD Lawmakers Ban Nonprescription Contacts
The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure banning the sale of contact lenses without a prescription.
March 3, 2010
SD Lawmakers Approve Nurse Midwive Waiver
A bill giving some permanency to a trial program allowing certified nurse midwives to attend home births has won final approval from the South Dakota Legislature.
March 2, 2010
SD Could Ban Nonprescription Contact Lenses
People who want contact lenses to make their brown eyes blue might soon need a prescription in South Dakota.
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