HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has declared a public health emergency for North Dakota in response to floods affecting the state. The action ensures beneficiaries of Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) receive benefits during this emergency time period. The public health emergency declaration follows President Obama's March 14 emergency declaration for North Dakota and is retroactive to Feb. 26 to align with the presidential declaration which was also retroactive to that date... 
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