South Dakota

Voters in South Dakota to Decide If Medicaid Recipients Should Be Required to Work

‘In South Dakota, we believe social programs should be a hand up during tough times, not a way of life,’ Rep. Tony Venhuizen said.
Voters in South Dakota to Decide If Medicaid Recipients Should Be Required to Work
Election officers hand out I Voted stickers at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art on election day in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 8, 2022. Ryan M. Kelly/AFP/Getty Images
Mary Lou Lang
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South Dakota voters will vote on an amendment in the November elections to decide whether the state should require physically and mentally able Medicaid recipients to work.

On the ballot is the Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment, or Amendment F, which would change the state’s Constitution to impose a work requirement on able-bodied individuals on Medicaid.

Mary Lou Lang
Mary Lou Lang
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Mary Lou Lang is a freelance journalist and was a frequent contributor to Just The News, the Washington Free Beacon, and the Daily Caller. She also wrote for several local newspapers. Prior to freelancing, she worked in several editorial positions in finance, insurance and economic development magazines.