{"id":3495,"date":"2022-01-15T06:36:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T06:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2022-02-23T07:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:06:43","slug":"south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota Medicaid Expansion To Face Nov Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Come November, the South Dakota electorate will decide if the midwestern US state will expand its Medicaid program for over 42,000 low-income people aged between 18 and 65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/#DistilInfo_HIGH_FIVE\" >DistilInfo HIGH FIVE<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/#1_Stumbling_Block\" >1. Stumbling Block:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/#2_Low-cost_aid\" >2. Low-cost aid:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/#3_Booster_dose\" >3. Booster dose:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/south-dakota-medicaid-expansion-to-face-nov-ballot\/#4_Growing_support\" >4. Growing support:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DistilInfo_HIGH_FIVE\"><\/span>DistilInfo HIGH FIVE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Stumbling_Block\"><\/span>1. Stumbling Block:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Constitutional Amendment D was authenticated after roughly 38,244 people signed petitions to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot, which was 33,922 more than the needed number. The Secretary of State announced that the proposal will have to clear the November ballot test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Low-cost_aid\"><\/span>2. Low-cost aid:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-partisan Legislative Research Council said that Medicaid will benefit 42,500 more low-income residents whose income is 133% or below the federal poverty level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/bright-health-now-has-over-1-million-enrollments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bright Health now has over 1 Million enrollments!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Booster_dose\"><\/span>3. Booster dose:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Medicaid expansion, according to studies, acts as a booster dose for not just healthcare but also the overall economy while extending the low-cost benefits to beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Growing_support\"><\/span>4. Growing support:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Electorate in Utah, Nebraska, Maine, Idaho, Missouri, and Oklahoma have given their rubber stamp for the Medicaid expansion. 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