Medicaid-expansion enrollments slowing

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The number of South Dakotans who have enrolled for Medicaid still hasn’t come close to the level predicted two years ago when voters were preparing to say yes or no to expanding income eligibility for the government-subsidized healthcare services. South Dakota Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff met Tuesday with the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee that sets the spending levels for state government, including the Medicaid program. He had no simply answer why only half of those expected have come forward so far to sign up. “We’re below...