I just heard SDPB’s Lori Walsh remark on air that when three state officials show up to her studio to talk about preventing suicide, we…
Tag: health insurance
Don’t let private insurers fool you: electing a Democrat to replace Donald Trump next year will not lead to the end of private health insurance…
Medicaid expansion under the ACA raises the income threshold for eligibility for subsidized public health insurance. But Washington Governor Jay Inslee (who’s also running for…
If Trump doesn’t declare martial law, the South Dakota Legislature will be busy next week clearing all bills and resolutions from first committees. Every bill…
Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney Bordeaux told the Legislature Thursday that expanding Medicaid would help South Dakota’s tribes deal with healthcare shortfalls. He said broadening…
The Department of Labor and Regulation released results of its latest Employee Benefits Survey yesterday. Among other highlights, 50% of firms responding to the survey…
The Comprehensive Annual Finance Report for Fiscal Year 2018 reports that we spent over $119 million to cover all of our state employees’ health care…
Daugaard Ignores Current Surplus, Recommends Whacking State Employees with Health Insurance Premiums
We have a current surplus of $14.3 million, so what should we do? Hit state employees with new health insurance premiums! In his final budget…
A growing economy doesn’t mean jack if it’s not helping people. NPR reports that Trumpistan’s “growing” economy left more children without health insurance in 2017…