About 78,000 Arkansas girls and women between the ages of 15 and 44 lived in a county with nowhere to give birth and no obstetric physicians in 2024, according to a Tuesday report from the women’s and children’s advocacy group March of Dimes. Almost half of Arkansas’ 75 counties are maternity care deserts, compared to […]
A judge has ruled in favor of a South Dakota law that helps rural healthcare providers buy discounted drugs and mark up their sale price to fill budget holes created by low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. AbbVie, maker of the arthritis drug Humira, among other medications, sued the state in April 2025. The Chicago-based […]
Dave Walls remembers winning an argument with Medicaid. At first, the state-run public assistance program wouldn’t cover an in-home caregiving service for a patient that he was helping out. But after he pointed out coverage guidelines on the state’s website, Walls said the state’s tune changed. “That feels almost as good as a code save,” […]
Applications are open for a new wave of $50.5 million in Rural Health Transformation Program grants through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. New grants are available across an array of topic areas including childcare for rural healthcare workers, technology support and equipment and technology upgrades for rural ambulance services. “These funding […]
A shortage of rural radiology technicians prompted the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to approve a new program Thursday for a technical college in the northeastern part of the state. Radiology technicians conduct imaging exams such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Two South Dakota technical schools already have radiology technician programs: Mitchell Technical […]
