South Dakota poised to expand Medicaid as Election Day continues
More than 50% of South Dakota voters opted to pass the amendment as of midnight Tuesday, but votes were still being counted.
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More than 50% of South Dakota voters opted to pass the amendment as of midnight Tuesday, but votes were still being counted.
Ten years after the Supreme Court ruled that states did not have to expand Medicaid, the politics are changing in states like South Dakota, where rural hospitals and nursing homes are struggling.
The move could extend healthcare benefits to an additional 42,500 low-income residents but critics worry it could cost South Dakota more than anticipated.
South Dakotans will be voting in November on Amendment D, which would expand Medicaid for 42,000 South Dakotans. Here's what you need to know.
CUSTER, S.D. — A silver minivan decorated with a large sticker reading “Love Your Neighbor Tour” recently circumnavigated South Dakota. Catholic nuns, Protestant pastors, a synagogue president, and a Muslim nonprofit professional were among the interfaith leaders who packed into the rented six-seater or caravanned behind. The road trip’s mission: to register voters and urge