Health care marketplace board ready to work
April 30, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
ST. PAUL Phil Norgaard uttered words seldom heard in the meeting-filled Minnesota Capitol: “I can’t wait to get to some meetings.” Continue Reading
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SD hospital execs support plan to expand Medicaid
April 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE An expansion of South Dakota’s Medicaid program to provide health insurance to thousands of additional low-income people would reduce the number of people unable to pay their bills for medical care, hospital executives said Tuesday.
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Thune’s sodsaver bill would cut crop insurance subsidies on native sod, grasslands
April 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Both native sod and land that a producer cannot prove has ever been tilled have reduced production potential for the first few years after being converted to cropland, especially in dry years.
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SD court asked to make insurance premium lawsuit a class action
April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) A lawsuit alleging a Rapid City credit union and an insurance company improperly raised the rates for insurance that makes loan payments if borrowers become disabled should be handled as a class action, a lawyer for those borrowers told the South Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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No insurance coverage in SD crash that hurt 4 boys
April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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When a tree falls
April 16, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
Ice storm damage leaves insurance agents, property owners sorting through claimsWORTHINGTON In the aftermath of last week’s storm, cleanup crews aren’t the only ones with a heavier work load. Insurance agents have been answering questions and submitting claims as quickly as possible. Continue Reading
Thousands more SD addicts will be eligible for treatment under Obamacare
April 16, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) Thousands of uninsured South Dakota residents with drug and alcohol addictions will become eligible for insurance when the federal health care overhaul takes effect in January, but South Dakota officials believe the state’s substance abuse treatment system will be able to handle the influx of patients.
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Lawmakers send Medicaid expansion to governor
April 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK An estimated 20,500 North Dakotans will receive health insurance once Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs a bill passed Tuesday. Continue Reading
Dakotas are opposite in personal income increase
March 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic
An uptick in personal income in South Dakota in the fourth quarter of last year due to crop insurance payments helped keep the overall decrease in the state to a minimum.
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Midwestern farmers raise crop insurance coverage levels
March 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
March 15 was the deadline for purchasing or modifying crop insurance for most spring-planted crops.
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