South Dakota
Health policy rankings
| Health indicators | Rank |
| Population | 757,800 |
| Number of insurance mandates | 30 |
| Death rate per 100,000 | 747.1 |
| Percent of adults overweight or obese | 60.70% |
| Percent of adults who have visited a dentist in the last 12 months | 72.10% |
| Number of births (2004) | 11.338 |
| Ranking public policy | Rank |
| Overall health ownership rank | 24 |
| Government health care rank | 5 |
| Private health insurance rank | 17 |
| Medical tort rank | 49 |
| Provider burden of regulation rank | 16 |
Sources
*Policy ranks are from the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, published by the Pacific Research Institute.
*Health indicators are from State Health Facts, a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
*Number of insurance mandates comes from Health Insurance Mandates in the States 2007 (PDF), a publication of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008Medica Rolls out Comparison ToolBy John LaPlanteCategories: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, WisconsinIf patient-centered care is ever going to take hold in health care, we're going to need some tools to help people figure out which doctors, hospitals and clinics are doing the best jobs at the lowest prices. Fortunately some tools are being developed. One is Angie's List, which is expanding its "tell your neighbors" approach from lawn care services to health care. Meanwhile Medica has developed Main Street Medica, which lets you rank physicians, clinics, and hospitals by price, number of patients seen, and other criteria. It's far from perfect, but it's a good start.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008Health Care Transparency BillBy Liberty is for me .Categories: South Dakota
On Monday, Governor Rounds signed a health care transparency bill into law. The bill, SB 182, expands an online database, breaking down all hospital-related charges, including average hospital fees, average length of stay, charges paid by government programs, private insurance, etc. I wished my Governor would do the same.
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Governors across the country promoted open government and transparency on March 17, the first day of Sunshine Week.
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