KSOO-AM 1140 - Live, Local and Breaking News from Sioux Falls, South Dakota » Medicaid http://ksoo.com The Talk of Sioux Falls Sat, 25 May 2013 22:15:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Convicted Spearfish Optometrist Publically Apologizes http://ksoo.com/convicted-spearfish-optometrist-publically-apologizes/ http://ksoo.com/convicted-spearfish-optometrist-publically-apologizes/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:25 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=100084 A former South Dakota optometrist has publically apologized for committing Medicaid fraud over a period of more than three years.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/convicted-spearfish-optometrist-publically-apologizes/feed/ 0 Hospital Executives Support Expanding Medicaid http://ksoo.com/hospital-executives-support-expanding-medicaid/ http://ksoo.com/hospital-executives-support-expanding-medicaid/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:36:45 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=90837 South Dakota hospital executives say expanding the Medicaid program to provide health insurance to thousands of additional low-income people would reduce the amount of people unable to pay their bills for medical care.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/hospital-executives-support-expanding-medicaid/feed/ 0 Clipart South Dakota Legislature, Governor Daugaard May Disagree On Medicaid http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:18:25 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=68689 South Dakota Legislators met their Feb 20th deadline by dealing with all proposed legislation introduced in their respective bodies.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/feed/ 0 South Dakota Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Medicaid Expansion http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-medicaid-expansion/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-medicaid-expansion/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:17:10 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=67450 PIERRE - South Dakota lawmakers are taking another look at the possibility of expanding Medicaid to cover thousands more people.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-medicaid-expansion/feed/ 0 Clipart Medicaid Expansion Gets Hearing In South Dakota Legislature [AUDIO] http://ksoo.com/medicaid-expansion-gets-hearing-in-south-dakota-legislature-audio/ http://ksoo.com/medicaid-expansion-gets-hearing-in-south-dakota-legislature-audio/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:13:54 +0000 Dan Peters http://ksoo.com/?p=67040 The South Dakota Senate and House health committees, will hold a joint hearing beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday February 20 in the state capital. A bi-partisan group of 19 lawmakers is working to collect data and promote discussion on the expansion.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/medicaid-expansion-gets-hearing-in-south-dakota-legislature-audio/feed/ 0 Struggling Seniors Set to Win One, Lose One http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/ http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:15:59 +0000 John Gossom http://ksoo.com/?p=64884 WASHINGTON - First the good news: the Obama Administration has indicated through the White House Press Secretary that it will not agree to increase the eligibility age for Medicare as part of the upcoming sequester negotiations.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/feed/ 0 Clipart Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese Bishop Silent On Medicaid Expansion http://ksoo.com/sioux-falls-catholic-diocese-bishop-silent-on-medicaid-expansion/ http://ksoo.com/sioux-falls-catholic-diocese-bishop-silent-on-medicaid-expansion/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:10:09 +0000 Dan Peters http://ksoo.com/?p=63721 One of the tenets of the Catholic Church along with Christianity in general is to be generous to the poor. As the leader of Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Bishop Paul Swain holds a lot of sway over a significant number of parishioners.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/sioux-falls-catholic-diocese-bishop-silent-on-medicaid-expansion/feed/ 0 Governor Dennis Daugaard Wants Flexibility in Medicaid Expansion http://ksoo.com/governor-dennis-daugaard-wants-flexibility-in-medicaid-expansion/ http://ksoo.com/governor-dennis-daugaard-wants-flexibility-in-medicaid-expansion/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:47:55 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=63510 PIERRE - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he hopes Congress will change the federal health care law to give states more flexibility in expanding Medicaid.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/governor-dennis-daugaard-wants-flexibility-in-medicaid-expansion/feed/ 0 Clipart Medicaid Fraud Sentence Suspended for Optometrist http://ksoo.com/medicaid-fraud-sentence-suspended-for-optometrist/ http://ksoo.com/medicaid-fraud-sentence-suspended-for-optometrist/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:06:38 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=39004 A former optometrist has received a suspended sentence on charges of committing Medicaid fraud.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/medicaid-fraud-sentence-suspended-for-optometrist/feed/ 0 File Photo South Dakota Health Care Providers Urge Medicaid Expansion http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-health-care-providers-urge-medicaid-expansion/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-health-care-providers-urge-medicaid-expansion/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:39:07 +0000 Tony Wright http://ksoo.com/?p=31917 South Dakota doctors and hospitals are urging the state to expand its Medicaid program so thousands of additional low-income residents can receive coverage.

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