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LETTER | Don't balance budget on backs of South Dakotans with disabilities

Letter to the editor by Cole Uecker, executive director of Disability Rights South Dakota

May 10, 2025
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Disability Rights South Dakota is deeply concerned that Congress may cut Medicaid funding in its budget package. Medicaid is more than health insurance; it is a lifeline for South Dakotans. With more than 128,000 South Dakotans relying on the program to live full, independent and healthy lives, protecting access to ad…

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