The ongoing payment dispute between the State of South Dakota and the Indian Health Service is not close to resolution.
The state has been trying to recover Medicaid dollars spent on IHS eligible patients in non – IHS facilities.
Governor Dennis Daugaard says they continue to talk to federal officials about those payments……

Daugaard says the tab for the state continues to increase…..

Daugaard says they tried to get a bill through Congress to make those changes…..

Daugaard says he is not optimistic of changes anytime soon.