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SOUTH DAKOTA FOCUS: Nursing Home Shutdowns & Medicaid Expansion in SD

SD Focus host Stephanie Rissler.
SD Focus host Stephanie Rissler.

Join host Stephanie Rissler and guests as they discuss nursing home closures and the issue of raising Medicaid reimbursement rates in the state.

Guests include:
- Clint Graybull, Senior Exec. Director, Post-Acute Care-Sanford Health;

- Deb Peters, VP of Communications & Media Relations, SD Assoc. of Healthcare Organizations;

- Laura Wilson, Administrator, Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion; Former President of SD Health Care Association;

- Doug Ekeren, Regional President & CEO, Avera Sacred Heart Administrative Leader, Long-Term Care Service;

- Jeremy Schultes, CEO, Philip Health Services

Thursday, Feb. 28, 8pm (7 MT) on SDPB1 & SDPB.org.