An area where Governor Dennis Daugaard and the Legislature have more damagingly dithered than grassy buffer strips is Medicaid expansion. Three years in, and we…
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An eager reader composes this unpleasant scenario by which the Aberdeen City Council could trigger gubernatorial meddling in the District 3 Senate and House races: Does it scare you that…
That Sioux Falls paper has finally gotten around to running a version of my July 1 response to Rep. Leslie Heinemann’s myth-making on Medicaid expansion. The…
Governor Dennis Daugaard is not giving up on Medicaid expansion, but he’s missing an obvious avenue for increasing the chances of passing the plan: helping Democrats win…
Dentist and District 8 Republican Rep. Leslie Heinemann thinks expanding Medicaid is too risky. Dentist Leslie Heinemann has apparently never experienced the risk of living without…
In more news of the Obama Administration working hard to protect taxpayers, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has busted 301 individuals, including 61 doctors, nurses, and other licensed…
Once again, Governor Dennis Daugaard fails to lead. He has a creative plan that would bring the health and economic benefits of Medicaid expansion to South Dakota at…
We’ve passed up three years of the medical and economic benefits of Medicaid expansion; why not make it four? Such is the “leadership” offered by District 3 Republican…
Hey, Dennis! Primary’s over! Where’s the special session? Rick Knobe says it’s time to convene the Legislature to expand Medicaid. He says the Republicanism that has…
Governor Dennis Daugaard says the Medicaid math works: Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he’s convinced South Dakota can expand Medicaid without adding to state spending, but now…