South Dakota voters approved the expansion of Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands of low-income residents through a constitutional amendment, despite state lawmakers opposing the idea.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota voters on Tuesday approved the expansion of Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands of low-income residents through a constitutional amendment.
Dave Melemseter, also voting in Sioux Falls, said he backed expansion even though he worried it would weigh heavily on the state budget. Melemseter — who like Pederson said he usually votes Republican — said it was important for people to have coverage. By amending the state Constitution, voters would also place Medicaid expansion outside the grasp of the Legislature. Roughly 40,000 people would become eligible for Medicaid.
They have run ads that feature working-class people like farmers and hairstylists talking about their need for health care coverage.
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