Despite the lack of any action on Medicaid expansion by this year’s legislature, there are still discussions underway on possible compromises.
Senator Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton has been a strong supporter of the expansion, which would bring about twenty six thousand people into health care coverage. He says talks continue between Pierre and Washington.

Hunhoff says the low key talks have been ongoing between health care experts at the state and federal level.

Hunhoff and other supporters point to what they say could be hundreds of millions of federal dollars coming to the state. Governor Dennis Daugaard has been hesitant because of what the ongoing costs could be to the state. Hunhoff says he understands that fiscal concern.

Hunhoff is hopeful they may have at least some preliminary agreement of a federal waiver before the 2016 legislative session.