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More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, South Dakota Remains One of 12 States to Not Expand Access to Affordable Health Care

Sioux Falls, S.D. – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, and yet roughly 42,500 South Dakotans remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid. South Dakota is one of only 12 states that has not increased access to health insurance coverage through its Medicaid program despite overwhelming evidence that doing so would improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities, and benefit the state’s economy. After years of inaction by lawmakers, South Dakota voters will ...

Leading Patient Advocacy Organizations Urge South Dakotans to Support Medicaid Expansion to Provide Health Care to More than 42,000 Residents

... have united to launch South Dakotans Decide Healthcare , an effort to let South Dakota voters determine if the state should expand Medicaid health care coverage to more than 42,000 of their fellow lower-income residents. The coalition—one of the broadest to ever launch a ballot measure in South Dakota—is collecting signatures statewide. South Dakota is one of 12 states that has not increased access to health care through Medicaid expansion. By offering coverage to individuals who make too much for Medicaid under the current eligibility ...

Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm on South Dakota Ballot Measure

... to vote “no” on the ballot measure. Introduced as a means to eliminate the state’s grocery tax, IM 28 has drawn the opposition of public health leaders from across South Dakota because of a key unintended consequence: the proposal would limit the state’s ability to curb tobacco use ... with proponents lauding it as an opportunity to provide financial relief to families struggling with inflation. This support extends to public health groups, who are also concerned with the high cost of living and care. The imprecise language of the measure, however, has caused greater concern among patients, providers and public leaders alike given the hit ...

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... 4, 2017 —States would likely face increased costs and cancer patients and survivors could face delayed preventive, diagnostic and curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today ... enrollees.” Unlike the current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely ... grants and per capita caps raise serious issues about Medicaid’s ability to offer low-income Americans quality, affordable and comprehensive health care coverage, particularly for those suffering from cancer,” said Hansen. “We want governors as well as Congress to carefully consider ...

South Dakota Medicaid Expansion: Impact on Tribal Nations

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South Dakota Legislature Still Has Medicaid Expansion in Crosshairs

... approving House Joint Resolution 5001, potentially triggering a 2026 Constitutional Amendment ballot question that could terminate access to health care for the 29,000 South Dakotans enrolled in Medicaid expansion. To cover the thousands of people who previously did not qualify for traditional ... federal government decide to drop its share, South Dakota could revert back to the time when tens of thousands were uninsured with no option for health care coverage, leaving hard-working South Dakotans unable to afford basic preventative care or routine cancer screenings.   The South ...

Poll: Majority of South Dakotans Support Amendment D

... (94%) but was also very strong among Independents (88%) and Republicans (75%). “Clearly voters understand the importance of affordable health coverage and want their lawmakers to respect their choice,” said David W. Benson, senior state and local campaigns manager at ACS CAN. ... “Support for this change is strong across political parties, but more important than the policy’s popularity is its effect on people’s health. American Cancer Society research shows that uninsured Americans are less likely to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Medicaid expansion would help more people get and keep the kind of affordable comprehensive coverage that could save their ...

South Dakota Medicaid Expansion Resources

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Pledge to vote NO on Amendment F

... In 2022, South Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved to expand Medicaid to ensure their family members, friends, and neighbors could get the health care they need. Since then, nearly 25,000 hard-working South Dakotans have accessed affordable health care coverage. Unfortunately, the South Dakota legislature has chosen to undermine the will of the voters and has placed a poorly written ...

South Dakotans Want State to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid

... Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in South Dakota want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid. By a 32-point margin, South Dakota voters support the decision, a move that would as allow many as 48,000 low-income South Dakotans to get lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The statewide poll, conducted by national political and public affairs research firm Public Opinion Strategies, was fielded in November 2013. South Dakota lawmakers currently face the decision of whether to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by federal health ...

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