VIEWPOINT: Making Medicaid Expansion a pathway forward

Guest column by Rep. Tony Venhuizen and Sen. Casey Crabtree

During the 2023 legislative session, we introduced House Joint Resolution 5004, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state of South Dakota to consider a work requirement for those who enroll in Medicaid expansion. This proposal passed the State House overwhelmingly, but fell a little short in the Senate due to good-faith committee qu…