This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. Wade Erickson doesn’t want to seem like an alarmist. But ...

South Dakota Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen introduced a bill tying the state's Medicaid expansion to federal funding levels. The bill would end Medicaid expansion if the federal government reduces its ...

South Dakota will abandon its Medicaid expansion work requirements proposal after President Trump signed new federal requirements into law. The new federal law imposes stricter requirements than South ...

The budget resolution narrowly passed by the House in late February does not specifically outline cuts to Medicaid, a health insurance program that covers about one in five people across the country.

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...