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Furniture tariffs, transforming rural health care and artificial intelligence's place in future hospitals | Oct. 15

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With the announcement of new tariffs on lumber and other furniture supplies, many braced for higher prices. But one South Dakota business owner says he’s not feeling the pain from the Trump administration’s latest round.

New, one-time federal dollars could transform health care in rural states like South Dakota. While the exact funds available to each state aren’t known yet, the pot of money totals $50 billion.

Access to healthcare in rural areas has and continues to be an issue across the world, the United States and here at home in South Dakota. However, people believe technology and Artificial Intelligence, or AI, could change that. That became a talking point at the 2025 Sanford Rural Health Summit in Sioux Falls.

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Jackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He received a degree from Augustana University in English, Journalism and Secondary Education. He started at SDPB as an intern.