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Passage of federal Medicaid work requirements leads SD to withdraw its own proposal
South Dakota will withdraw its Medicaid expansion work requirements proposal now that President Donald Trump has signed ...
SD providers hope over $500 million for rural health care offsets expected Medicaid coverage losses
Changes to Medicaid could leave thousands of South Dakotans uninsured and impair an already fragile rural health care system, ...
Advocates worry Medicaid work requirements will block care for people with substance use disorders
South Dakota health professionals and advocates are warning that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt care for people ...
Medicaid cuts in federal budget could hit rural health hard in SD
The CEO of Horizon Health Care, a major rural medical provider in South Dakota, told News Watch that more low-income people ...
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Thousands face Medicaid whiplash in South Dakota and North Carolina
South Dakota adults currently qualify for Medicaid if they have a certified disability or have children and incomes up to 46% of the federal poverty level. That translates to $13,800 for a family ...
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What would possible Medicaid cuts mean for South Dakota? Here's ... - MSN
In South Dakota, Medicaid covers nearly 130,000 people, or about 13% of the state's population. If the program's budget is cut by a third across all populations and geographies, South Dakota could ...
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Support for Medicaid expansion grows in South Dakota, one of the ... - PBS
South Dakota is one of just 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, in the decade since the legislation was signed into law by former President Barack Obama in ...
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This Election Day, South Dakota votes on Medicaid expansion
As a consequence of reduced spending on state healthcare programs and the additional federal money, adopting Medicaid expansion would result in $162.5 million in savings for South Dakota over five ...
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Medicaid Expansion Wins In Red State South Dakota - Forbes
South Dakota’s now voter-approved Amendment D “will direct the state to expand Medicaid next year to any person aged 18 to 65 with an income up to 133% of the federal poverty level — about ...
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South Dakota Is Medicaid Expansion’s Next Red State Target
The Fairness Project, working with Medicaid expansion supporters in South Dakota, says more than 40,000 people would gain healthcare coverage and the state could save tens of millions of dollars ...
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South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may ...
South Dakota became the 39th state to approve Medicaid expansion, after 56% of voters supported the measure. The Department of Social Services expects about 52,000 newly eligible residents ages 18 ...
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South Dakota Amendment D could expand Medicaid. Here's what to know
South Dakota is one of 12 states not to have expanded Medicaid coverage at this point. Here’s what you need to know about Amendment D, the amendment on the Nov. 8 about Medicaid expansion in ...