Municipal League Backs Amendment D

Medicaid expansion has broad support from individuals and organizations across the state

FORT PIERRE, SD - As the Nov. 8 election nears, the South Dakota Municipal League has re-affi rmed its support of Amendment D, the Medicaid expansion initiative, which is poised to help thousands of individual residents, as well as rural communities and small businesses.

“The South Dakota Municipal League is proud to endorse Medicaid expansion,” said Steve Allender, Mayor of Rapid City and President of the SD Municipal League. “Amendment D would return hundreds of millions of our tax dollars to our state, keep rural hospitals open, and provide affordable care to hard-working South Dakotans all over the state. This will help our local communities thrive and contribute to an improved quality of life for all of us.”

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The South Dakota Municipal League has endorsed South Dakotans Decide Healthcare, a broad coalition for the expansion of Medicaid in South Dakota.

The League announced earlier this year that the organization was endorsing South Dakotans Decide Healthcare, a broad coalition of patient advocates, nurses, healthcare providers, farmers, faith leaders, educators, and more who support Medicaid expansion in the state.

“We are grateful for the support of the South Dakota Municipal League,” said Zach Marcus, Campaign Manager for South Dakotans Decide Healthcare. “We look forward to working with them and their members to show how individual South Dakotans, municipalities, and the state will benefi t from Medicaid Expansion.”

South Dakotans Decide Healthcare is one of the broadest coalitions to ever launch a ballot measure campaign in the state’s history. It has been endorsed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, AARP South Dakota, South Dakota State Medical Association, South Dakota Nurses Association, South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations, South Dakota Education Association, South Dakota Farmers Union, Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, Great Plains Tribal Leader’s Health Board, Avera Health, Monument Health, Sanford Health, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, South Dakota Faith in Public Life, and more.

South Dakota Constitutional Amendment D, the Medicaid expansion initiative, is on the ballot in South Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment on Nov. 8, 2022. ■