News

Health Care Providers Waiting on Washington

Health Care Providers Waiting on Washington

Photo: WNAX


The US Senate will be working overtime, possibly into August, trying to find agreement on a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.

Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says there are a number of difficult choices involved…..

Ekeren says those in health care have limited input on the process…..

One big piece of the proposal would make cuts to Medicaid. Ekeren says that is another large unknown…..

Debate on the latest Senate proposal may begin next week.

Recent Headlines

4 hours ago in Local

NOEM’S USES OF CREDIT CARDS AND AN ECONOMIC FUND CAUSE LAWMAKERS TO PROPOSE RESTRICTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – A committee of South Dakota lawmakers expressed support Thursday for legislative…

4 hours ago in Local

MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED AFTER CRASH INVOLVING REMSEN ST. MARY’S BASKETBALL TEAM

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – First responders were sent to a crash on Highway 75, near the Plymouth and Woodbury County…

3 days ago in Local

WYOMING LAWMAKERS ADVANCE ‘GEOENGINEERING’ BAN FOLLOWING CONCERNS OF HARMFUL ‘CHEMTRAILS’

CHEYENNE, WY (Noah Zahn / Wyoming Tribune Eagle) – Claims that “chemtrails” from government or private jets are poisoning citizens,…

3 days ago in Local

BLACK HILLS ENERGY WORKS TO RESTORE POWER AFTER SYSTEM WIDE OUTAGE

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Utility companies continue the work to restore power to people following an outage that affected…

4 days ago in Local

MATH EDUCATORS PUSH STATE BOARD TO KEEP CURRENT STANDARDS IN PLACE

SIOUX FALLS — Calls to retain South Dakota’s current math standards continued at the state Board of Education Standards meeting…