South Dakotans Want State to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid

POLL: 63% of South Dakotans support accepting federal dollars to cover 48,000 South Dakotans through Medicaid expansion.

Public opinion polling released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in South Dakota want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid. By a 32-point margin, South Dakota voters support the decision, a move that would as allow many as 48,000 low-income South Dakotans to get lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. Read the story »