Over 20,000 South Dakotans could lose Medicaid now, about half could get it back later, state says

Roughly 22,000 South Dakota Medicaid recipients are “likely to be ineligible” in the coming months as pandemic protections expire, but perhaps half of them could qualify again in July when a voter-approved expansion takes effect, Deputy Director of Medical Services Sarah Aker told the state Board of Social Services at a recent meeting. The decline in eligibility is because the sta...