Expanding Medicaid In South Dakota Still A Question Mark For Legislature

As the main run of the 2013 South Dakota legislature wrapped last week, one issue left hanging was the question of expanded Medicaid health care coverage. Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government has promised to pick up one hundred percent of the cost of the expansion, which would add about forty eight thousand people to the government program.  Representative Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton, the prime sponsor of the expansion, said progress was made…

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Hunhoff said he thinks most legislators want to find ways to cover those who need…

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Hunhoff says expanding Medicaid coverage may actually save money in the long run…

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