Kim Malsam-Rysdon

A Senate panel is passing a bill that asks voters if they want to place a work requirement on people who receive Medicaid healthcare benefits.

South Dakota health officials are preparing to distribute vaccinations for COVID-19 as early as next month.It’s unclear if any current trials will have a…

North Dakota is asking people to conduct their own contact tracing as the state’s Department of Health is overwhelmed with new COVID-19 cases.Here in…

Some local healthcare experts say South Dakota isn’t testing enough people for COVID-19. But the state Department of Health does not have plans to…

South Dakota is seeing its highest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers so far. While state health officials insist there’s plenty of capacity statewide, some…

Nearly all long-term care residents and staff in South Dakota have been tested for COVID-19. Now, the Department of Health has released guidelines for…

After more than two hours of testimony and discussion, the House Health and Human Services committee rejects a bill that prohibits schools from requiring…

Some South Dakota lawmakers want to loosen regulations on nursing home beds. One measure allows nursing homes to move certain beds within organizations or…

South Dakotans who don’t have insurance are more likely to skip cancer screenings. Figures from the South Dakota Department of Health show insurance…