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ND Dept of Health Accepting Applications for Medical Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities

Posted 3/16/18 (Fri) read more »

Medical Marijuana rules Approved by Legislative Administrative Rules Committee

Posted 3/13/18 (Tue) read more »

ND Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting Well Attended in Grand Forks

Posted 2/14/18 (Wed) read more »

Budget Deal Passes, IPAB Repealed

Early Friday morning, both the House and Senate passed a spending deal and REPEALS the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).

Posted 2/09/18 (Fri) read more »

Researchers Say Blood Test Can Detect Eight Common Cancers

Posted 1/25/18 (Thu) read more »

Dr. Eric Johnson Named to American Diabetes Assn. Primary Care Advisory Group Chair

Posted 1/22/18 (Mon) read more »

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Announce a New Voluntary Bundled Payment Model

Under this bundled payment model, participants can earn additional payment if all expenditures for a beneficiary’s episode of care are under a spending target that factors in quality.

Posted 1/17/18 (Wed) read more »

Ackerman Appointed to American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Councilors Committee

Dr. Duncan Ackerman was recently appointed to the AAOS State Legislative and Regulatory Issues Committee. The appointment allows Ackerman, who is also a member of NDMA and the ND Orthopaedic Society, to serve as a valuable player in advising and shaping health practice policy.

Posted 1/05/18 (Fri) read more »

New Rules for Child Care and School Immunizations Take Effect January 1

ND Dept. of Health announces the child care and school immunization requirements go into effect on January 1st.

Posted 12/27/17 (Wed) read more »

Opioid Prescribing Continues to Decline

ND Dept of Health Pharmacy Services Administrator Brenden Joyce reports that Morphine Equivalent Doses (MED) for Medicaid Recipients Dropped by 72 percent.

Posted 12/21/17 (Thu) read more »