Several bills have been introduced in the South Dakota legislature to avoid a funding crisis for nursing homes. Several have shut in the past few years, and more could follow due to low Medicaid payments.
Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says something will happen this year….

Kennedy is a co-sponsor of a bill that would use a combination of state and federal money for a onetime eighteen million dollar payment…..

Governor Kristi Noem talked about a five million dollar plan and changes in payment schedules, but hasn’t introduced a bill yet.