A coalition of government, tribal, and health care organization is working to come up with a proposal that could lead to the expansion of Medicaid coverage in South Dakota.
Governor Dennis Daugaard says the plan could expand health care coverage, and save the state money….
The Health Care Solutions Coalition has been meeting for several weeks, trying to craft a compromise.
Daugaard says the plan would involve the state and the federal Indian Health Service……
Daugaard says the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issues new guidelines for comments that could lead to a state solution……
Daugaard says he wanted the coalition to at least have an outline that he could include in his budget address early next month.
