South Dakota poised to become 39th state to expand Medicaid under ACA

Jun 30, 2023 - 03:43 PM
Clinicians in a Meeting Room. Two are looking at a chart on a clipboard and two are look at a laptop screen.

Effective July 1, over 52,000 low-income adults in South Dakota will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 30. South Dakotans last year voted to expand eligibility, and CMS recently approved the state plan amendment.

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