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Noem touts telehealth, mental‑health facilities and support for workforce; Democrats warn on Medicaid work requirements
Summary
In the State of the State, Gov. Kristi Noem highlighted ambulance telehealth, regional mental‑health facilities and job‑training for Medicaid recipients; she also referenced Amendment F and work‑requirement proposals that Democrats called harmful to access.
Governor Kristi Noem emphasized several health‑care initiatives in her State of the State address, including telehealth in ambulances, regional mental‑health facilities and expanded career supports for Medicaid recipients while backing work requirements enabled by a voter‑approved amendment.
Noem said the state “created a first in the nation initiative that put telehealth services into the backs of our ambulances” and credited such programs with increasing access in rural areas. She also said…
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