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QUESTION: How many uninsured South Dakotans per county would be eligible for health insurance under Medicaid expansion and federal exchange subsidies?
ANSWER: Analysis of Census Bureau 2010 SAHIE data[1] (the … Read more
SD Budget & Policy Project analyzed Census Bureau 2010 SAHIE data to create county specific graphs illustrating how may uninsured South Dakotans are in each county and how many fall into income eligibility categories for health insurance under provisions of Medicaid Expansion and Federal exchange subsidies.
Link to data source: http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/data/interactive/index.html,http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/data/interactive/index.html… Read more
QUESTION: Which counties in South Dakota have uninsured residents who would be eligible for government health insurance coverage if South Dakota expands Medicaid?
ANSWER: All of them.
Check out SD B&PP analysis of Census Bureau 2010 SAHEI data[i] (the most recent available) detailing the number of … Read more
At the end of the 2013 SD Legislative Session, Governor Daugaard announced he would be forming a task force to further study the pros and cons of Medicaid Expansion in South Dakota.
On April 19th the … Read more
On April 12, 2013, research describing Medicaid Expansion – Impact on health care for Indian Country was shared with attendees of the South Dakota Indian Business Alliance convention in Rapid City.
Discussion centered on the unique impact Medicaid Expansion … Read more
An unofficial copy of general appropriations committee amendments has been circulating among legislators and lobbyists in Pierre today although an official copy has yet to be released to the public.
The 72 amendments include two that expand Medicaid in SD in accordance with the … Read more
According to the SD Constitution1 it now takes a simple majority of South Dakota voters to change a law or amend the constitution. South Dakotans can make changes with a ballot measure – referring a law, initiating a new law or amending the constitution.
Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2) proposed a state-wide … Read more
According to the SD Constitution1 it now takes a simple majority of South Dakota voters to change a law or amend the constitution. South Dakotans can make changes with a ballot measure – referring a law, initiating a new law or amending the constitution.
Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2) proposed a state-wide … Read more
SD is expecting $1.349 billion in general fund revenues in FY13 and $1.328 billion in revenues in FY14. This does not reflect a decrease in continuing receipts. In fact continuing receipts (those that come into … Read more
American Indian and Alaska Native Poverty Rate About 50 Percent in Rapid City, S.D., and About 30 Percent in Five Other Cities, Census Bureau Reports
The poverty rate for American Indians and Alaska Natives in Rapid City, S.D. (50.9 percent) was around three times the rate in Anchorage, Alaska … Read more
