AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRural Emergency Care: South Dakota is developing regional EMS hubs to help rural agencies coordinate services, share resources and strengthen their workforce. Measles Prevention: The state’s kindergarten MMR vaccination rate fell to 89%, down 6.7 percentage points since 2019–20. South Dakota has reported 11 measles cases this year, including one hospitalization. Rural Health Care: Freeman Regional plans to break ground Oct. 20 on a new hospital and clinic, with nursing home and senior housing projects also planned. Medicaid Coverage: Voters will decide whether to remove the state’s Medicaid expansion requirement if federal funding falls below 90%. About 31,000 South Dakotans are enrolled through the expansion. Medical Marijuana: The state attorney general says federal rescheduling won’t change South Dakota’s medical marijuana program; future changes would be up to lawmakers or voters.
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