June 10, 2026---9-10----Working on Wellness Wednesday—Show 52-30

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(((YEE HAH----I’m Bill Zortman   and Welcome to Working on Wellness Wednesday---Show 52-30 in our original  It’s YOUR Business Series.))

Yes this is a special show we do once a week—yes the middle of the week to talk about Wellness---Health Care---and help our audience stay as healthy as possible with 4 wellness segment each week.

We start with the head of the Sanford Med School—Dr. Tim Ridgway---who has been good enough to be one of our most frequent guests—in this wellness show…

What direction is your medical compass pointed today?

June 25-27 USD and Sanford Health are hosting the Mt Rushmore Diabetic Foot Forum 2026.

This forum is bringing experts around the world to speak about diabetes and its effects on the lower limb. The first day is devoted to a multidisciplinary approach involving primary care physicians –

--I understand Tim you are giving the welcome and discussing the need for programs like this to deliver high quality healthcare in rural America. This speaks to USD’s Commitment to rural healthcare.

What else---the Association of American Medical Colleges –which represents the 165 accredited medical schools in the United States, will be sending representatives to the USD Sanford School of Medicine to learn about all you are doing for healthcare in SD, particularly as it relates to rural healthcare. Having a national organizations as this interested in what we are doing is a HUGE BOOST to ALL WE ARE doing.

Talk if you  will about your incoming students the white coat ceremony in July.

  Dr. Tim Ridgway—thanks for insights and look forward to what you have ahead—es he is the Dean, USD Sanford School of Medicine and Vice President for Health Affairs.

Just ahead---we’ll visit with Dr. Joe Kippley----Sioux Falls Health care and all he can share in his very important segment

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9:18/30---Wellness Wednesday 2

   He’s become a regular on our show talking about what he sees in Sioux Falls—Minnehaha County and yes he shares with us other med meetings he does across South Dakota.

Yes. Let's talk about the latest information from the state Department of Health's Rural Health Transformation plan. 

Funding for rural ambulances, technology, and rural clinics/hospitals.

Also, deployed first spray trucks of the season this week to battle mosquitoes.

   Dr. Joe Kippley—thanks for joining us----know our audience always appreciates what you do ---what you learn---and yes what you share with us on our Working on Wellness Wednesday Show-----

   When we come back---USA Benefits Group weighs in—and I know you will learn some things that can help you---stay with us

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9:30/00----Fox Business News

9:32/00----Wellness Wednesday 3

   I’m Bill Zortman and welcome back to our Working on Wellness Wednesday show----

   One of the groups that works with us –is the USA Benefits Group----Doug Moore joins us—and we get a chance to visit about insurance---

1---Why do you think people drag their feet when it comes to making a decision on getting health insurance?

2---How has Obama CARE helped agent like you Doug Moore?

3---What’s the best way to get GOOD coverage?

4---How are your PLANS DIFFERENT than lets say the marketplace or group coverage or even a so-called Grandfather plan?

5----If you can—please share insurance companies ratings and what that means?

----how they reach you----

----------people always need health care options---and we are happy to visit with you on what you do---and how you do it..

----One more stop this morning on this Working on Wellness Wednesday---stay with us

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9:44/30---Wellness Wednesday 4

   One of those who is frequently on our working on Wellness Wednesday is Mary Michaels---from AARP----

   She provides quite the list of events that you might want to consider involving health care—state wide---

   Mary—good morning----what’s on your list---on the 10th of June?

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   The new Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report released June 9th—tells us what we already know: Congress must act to protect and strengthen Social Security. The report shows that Social Security trust funds are now expected to be depleted in 2034—the same year as we heard in last year’s estimate. The new projection means Congress will still need to close the remaining roughly 20% shortfall, or Americans will face Social Security cuts that they really cannot afford.

Social Security is a lifeline for 201,259 people in South Dakota. It is earned through a lifetime of hard work. It’s not a bonus or a handout. For many South Dakotans, Social Security is an essential part of their plan for financial security in retirement. These payments help cover basic needs like housing, groceries, utilities and health care. In fact, a recent AARP survey foundthat65% of Americans 50-plus say that if Social Security was eliminated, the couldn’t go 6 months without borrowing money or selling something.

   This should be a wake-up call: Congress needs to act. Americans have worked hard and paid into Social Security their entire lives, and they deserve to count on it when they retire. No family should see any cuts to what they’ve earned in Social Security. Today more than 71 million people rely on Social Security, and as America ages, ensuring it stays strong will become EVEN MORE CRITICAL. The 125 million Americans age 50 and older have made clear: Cutting Social Security or Medicare is not an option. This is money Americans have earned over a lifetime of hard work. They planned for retirement, followed the rules and now Congress must keep its promise by strengthening, not cutting Social Security. At a time when the future of Social Security is being tested by proposals that would weaken the program, the Trustees Report highlighted the need for Congress to protect what people have earned. We will not let special interests push proposals to cut Social Security for middle class families. We urge Congress to act in a bipartisan way to ensure Social Security can continue to be strong for our children and grandchildren.

Americans work hard and pay into Social Security for their entire lives. Of the South Dakotans receiving Social Security, nearly 41% rely on it for half of their family income. And more than 18%rely on Social Security for 90% of their family income. Social Security is one of the most successful and popular initiatives in history and has helped generations of Americans stay out of poverty and thrive in retirement. Social Security isn’t going bankrupt, but Congress needs to protect and strengthen it now and in the future.

Sioux Falls Voters have yet another chance to go to the polls on Tuesday June 23rd to select the next Mayor, as well as members of the City Council. 3 council seats will be determined in the run-off. These are the leaders who will help shape Sioux Falls for years to come and the decisions they make will impact your daily life, your family and your neighborhood. You can find video voter guides on the AARP You Tube Channel—jus search for AARP in South Dakota—and you can see what the candidates had to say about aging in place, improving pedestrian safety, and planning for smart, sustainable development. Absentee voting starts June 16th for this run-off election. You voice matters and this election may come down to just a handful of votes. Make a plan, show up, and encourage others to do the same. You can go to aarp.org and SD vote for the information.

   We’ll get you ready for our Agri Business Show and what all goes with it---when we come back..

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9:56/00---Wellness Wednesday 5

   Lots to talk about in our 10:00 Agri Business hour this morning----ag of course is the #1 industry in South Dakota.

Our time is up—thank you for yours…. 

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