South Dakota governor signs bill authorizing state spending of federal rural health funding

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 308

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The first bill Gov. Larry Rhoden signed into law this legislative session approves spending of federal funds for South Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program.

The federal government awarded South Dakota $189.5 million to carry out the first year of the five-year program. The funding comes from $50 billion Congress included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, in response to concerns that the bill’s Medicaid cuts will hurt rural health providers. Medicaid is …

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