Constitutional Amendment I: Conditioning the Requirement of Expanded Medicaid on the Level of Federal Medical Assistance
Source: electionresults.sd.gov
What does this measure do?
Opposes: Healthcare Affordability, Social Programs and Welfare
South Dakota would keep its expanded Medicaid coverage only as long as the federal government pays at least 90% of the cost. If the federal share ever dropped below 90%, the state could end or cut coverage for the adults who gained it under expansion.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: South Dakota Legislature (House Joint Resolution 5001, Sen. Casey Crabtree and Rep. Will Mortenson)
Both are Republicans, joined by 34 Republican co-sponsors. State lawmakers voted to put this constitutional change on the ballot.
Source: sdlegislature.gov
A YES vote means
A yes vote lets the state end or cut expanded Medicaid coverage if the federal government's share of the cost falls below 90 percent.
A NO vote means
A no vote keeps the constitutional requirement to provide expanded Medicaid no matter how much the federal government pays.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Sources: sdlegislature.gov · sdsos.gov