Medicaid expansion enrollment starts July 1, but some may be eligible to apply early

Some 52,000 South Dakotans will be eligible for Medicaid on July 1 after South Dakota voted to expand the program in November. But for some potential Medicaid participants, they can start the application process now in order to have health insurance come July 1. During an event Thursday, which saw one woman apply for Medicaid coverage at the Falls Community Clinic in Sioux Falls, doctors and supporters of Medicaid expansion spoke about what the increased eligibility will mean for those who cannot currently afford health insurance. Medicaid is a federal-state...