South Dakota
Tens of thousands of South Dakotans to be eligible for Medicaid July 1
A Medicaid expansion plan approved by the legislature takes effect in a matter of weeks.
Officials estimate around 50,000 South Dakotans will gain access to health care. And advocates are working to spread awareness.
Medicaid expansion applications will go into effect July 1. Newly approved applicants will have coverage to visit a medical professional after the 4th of July weekend.
Penny Kelley is an outreach and enrollment program manager for Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, or CHAD. She along with other health care advocates spoke at the Medicaid Partners Summit in Sioux Falls Thursday.
She said starting July 1, most Medicaid applicants will be covered with lower premiums.
“Once again, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, I talk about it a lot, insurance is more affordable now than ever. In fact, four out of five people will get premiums less than ten dollars a month,” said Kelley.
Kelley said gaining greater access to those in need and informing them of the change is imperative.
She said even with the changes, each Medicaid program covers multiple medical needs.
“The plans are required to be quality comprehensive plans. They have to cover doctor visits, emergency care, preventative care, prescriptions, hospital care, and it is also important to note that they cannot reject, charge more, or refuse to pay for essential health benefits due to a pre-existing condition,” said Kelley.
Matt Althoff is the Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Social Services. He said the state Department of Social Service is prepared to assist the thousands of South Dakotans that are currently “slipping through the net.”
“There is an incentivization for those of you who are unaware. The F-map, there is a federal bonus to the state match to incentivize the state to go into this expansion mode, but then that leads to a cliff,” said Althoff. “This reality that your experience goes up, and so we are prepared we do all that we can to adjust when we do. We’ll see it coming.”
DSS staff and community health care workers across the state are trained to help applicants complete the process and are available to answer Medicaid expansion questions.
YANKTON — A 30-year-old man suffered fatal injuries Tuesday morning, July 16, in a two-vehicle crash, seven miles west of Yankton.
The names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt was traveling westbound on S.D. Highway 50 near mile marker 375. At that location, a deceased deer was laying in the westbound roadway. The driver hit the deer and lost control of the vehicle and entered the eastbound lane. At the same time, the driver of a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt was approaching from the opposite direction and collided with the first vehicle. Both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch.
The driver of the 2008 Cobalt sustained fatal injuries from the crash. The driver of the 2010 Cobalt, a 52-year-old male, sustained life-threatening injuries. Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The crash occurred at about 5:31 a.m.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Miss South Dakota appeared on KELOLAND Living Monday afternoon. One of our reporters sat down with her and asked her what earning the crown means to her.
“It’s just a great, great honor. I’ve watched so many women who are relatives of mine or they’re good friends of mine become Miss South Dakota and become a woman of influence. And the Miss America opportunity is really all about empowering women to lead. And so I’m just so honored to have this ability to grow into that woman of influence I’ve watched so many others become as well,” said Joelle Simpson, Miss South Dakota.
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