Average Affordable Care Act premiums in Wisconsin would have been 56% higher this year without temporary subsidies from the federal government, and small-business advocates say a new extension is a big help when smaller firms are trying to get back on their financial feet. The Inflation Reduction Act included a provision to extend the ACA s premium subsidies through 2025. The extra tax credits are from an earlier pandemic relief package and were set to run though this year. .
New poll results released today showed a majority of South Dakota voters support the expansion of Medicaid. This fall, South Dakotans will be asked to vote on Amendment D, which would expand eligibility for the public health insurance program. The American Cancer Society s Cancer Action Network is out with a new poll which found 62% of likely voters in South Dakota plan to vote "yes" on the ballot question. .
Advocates for expanding child care in North Dakota are responding to the governor s proposal to improve access across the state. They said it is a step in the right direction, but argued there are other solutions in need of more attention. Yesterday, Gov. .
Rising prices and less consumer spending could have an effect on local government services in Tennessee, according to a new report from the Sycamore Institute. The research showed rural communities are already hurting for bus drivers, sanitation workers and teachers, but when inflation increases the cost of running a town or a city, local budgets cannot keep up. Brian Straessle, director of external affairs for the Sycamore Institute, explained the state gets about two-thirds of its tax revenue from sales tax. .
More officials from South Dakota s health care community are speaking out in support of Medicaid expansion. Voters will decide this fall whether to expand Medicaid to close insurance gaps around the state. This week, the South Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association and South Dakota Firefighters Association publicly endorsed the campaign. .