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North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on the five-year renewal of its Medicaid 1915(c) waiver for medically fragile children. Public comment will be accepted from Jan. 28 through Feb. 26, at 5 p.m. CT.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on an amendment to the state’s Medicaid Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver. Public comments will be accepted from Jan. 26 through Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. 

Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed legislation positioning North Dakota to launch its Rural Health Transformation Program, backed by nearly $200 million in federal funding to strengthen rural health care statewide. 

Calling rural health care a generational opportunity, Governor Kelly Armstrong used his State of the State address to urge bold action as lawmakers consider nearly $200 million in federal funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program administered by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services.

Every 4.5 minutes, a baby is born with a major birth defect in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Birth defects include structural differences and disorders present at birth. They are costly and can affect any family. They also range from mild to serious and include critical conditions that can cause lifelong health challenges affecting almost any part of the body, such as the heart, brain or limbs.