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Posts tagged as “Medicaid”

Dems Working with Docs on Medicaid Expansion; Daugaard Open?

Could Medicaid expansion happen this year? South Dakota has already given up two of the best years of the federal government's offer under the Affordable Care Act to cover most of the cost of putting 48,000 low-income South Dakotans on…

Alaska and Tennessee Governors Recognize Wisdom of Expanding Medicaid

Governor Dennis Daugaard is lining up millions of dollars to expand vo-tech scholarships and railroads. He still hasn't announced his willingness to spend a fraction of such money to expand Medicaid. Alaska's new Independent Governor Bill Walker is not so…

Practical Fiscal Policy Says South Dakota Should Expand Medicaid

How does a practical Republican react to an underperforming state economy and Governor Dennis Daugaard's blasé budget proposal? John Tsitrian says drop the political posturing, prioritize practical economics, and expand Medicaid: Given Daugaard's cautiously reactive tone when discussing the upcoming…

SD Medicaid Denies Payment for Mayo Treatment; Patient Moves to MN

Here's the tough call of the morning. Jonathan Ellis reports that South Dakota implemented a new rule on September 1 requiring Medicaid patients to get authorization from the state to seek medical treatment more than 50 miles from South Dakota…

Medicaid Expansion Making Life Better for Working Americans

The Affordable Care Act is improving and saving lives by expanding Medicaid: Charles McClinon, a 50-year-old Ohio resident who lives with epilepsy, told ThinkProgress, “The peace of mind is worth more than anything. I could be a millionaire, but if…