One of the major issues that disrupted the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act in the Senate, were proposed cuts to Medicaid. That program would have seen billions of dollars in reductions over the next fifteen years.
That is a critical program for funding low income health care in South Dakota.
Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says state Medicaid dollars have also been used for native Americans care, due to a lack of funding from the Indian Health Service…..

Hunhoff says getting IHS fully funding would take a lot of pressure off Medicaid…..

Hunhoff says changes in criminal laws means more need of mental health services…..

It is unclear at this point if the Senate will be able to pass any reform to ACA.