name = "Atlas Commons research objects — ACA marketplace coverage for South Dakota (2026)"
description = "South Dakota's ACA marketplace coverage from the CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF, with each figure's epistemic status labeled: every plan count — medical plans, standalone dental plans, and breakdowns by metal level, plan type, HSA-eligibility, and referral requirement — is a measured census of plans offered (counts of rows in the CMS file, all labeled RECORDED); the sticker premium landscape by metal tier (40yo, pre-subsidy) is a recorded set of published CMS Rate PUF rates, with the subsidy note labeled CONTEXT; the boundary note is context (labeled CONTEXT) — these count plans offered and their sticker price, not enrollment, the insured rate, or net cost after subsidies. Sources: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF, CMS Marketplace Rate PUF. CC0."
license = "CC0-1.0"
jsonld = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd.jsonld"

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/medical-plan-count"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "326 ACA medical marketplace plans are offered in South Dakota for plan year 2026"
text = "The CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF records 326 on-marketplace medical plans from 3 issuers offered in South Dakota for the 2026 plan year. A census of offered plans."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/metal-distribution"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Medical plan counts by CMS metal level in South Dakota (2026): Silver 154, Expanded Bronze 84, Gold 80, Catastrophic 8"
text = "Counts of the 326 medical plans by CMS-defined metal level: Silver 154, Expanded Bronze 84, Gold 80, Catastrophic 8. The metal levels are CMS categories; this is a count of PUF rows per category."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/plan-type-distribution"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Medical plan counts by CMS plan type in South Dakota (2026): PPO 159, HMO 99, EPO 68"
text = "Counts of the 326 medical plans by CMS-defined plan type (HMO/PPO/EPO/POS): PPO 159, HMO 99, EPO 68. A count of PUF rows per CMS category."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/hsa-eligible"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "92 of 326 medical plans in South Dakota are HSA-eligible (2026)"
text = "The PUF flags 92 of the 326 medical plans as HSA-eligible — a count of plans carrying the CMS HSA-eligibility attribute."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/no-referral"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "326 of 326 medical plans in South Dakota require no specialist referral (2026)"
text = "The PUF flags 326 of the 326 medical plans as not requiring a referral to see a specialist — a count of plans carrying the CMS no-referral attribute."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/dental-plan-count"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "8 standalone dental plans are offered in South Dakota for plan year 2026"
text = "The PUF records 8 standalone dental plans from 1 issuers offered in South Dakota for the 2026 plan year."
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year); superseded when CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/premium-landscape"
warrant = "DERIVED"
name = "STICKER ACA premiums in South Dakota for a 40-year-old (before tax credits): Silver median $703/mo"
text = "Per-metal-tier MEDIAN and range of full (pre-subsidy) monthly premiums for a 40-year-old, individual, non-tobacco, across South Dakota's 4 rating area(s): Catastrophic $394 ($291–$469), Bronze $539 ($406–$718), Silver $703 ($512–$882), Gold $733 ($559–$934). The per-plan rates are RECORDED in the CMS Marketplace Rate PUF; these per-tier median/min/max figures are DERIVED — the atlas's own aggregation over 67 Rate-PUF rate rows (CMS does not publish a state×tier median). The FULL sticker price — most marketplace enrollees pay less after income-based premium tax credits; this is not net cost."
source = "CMS Marketplace Rate Public Use File (atlas-aggregated per tier)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a computed summary, not a single published figure) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's aggregation, not a CMS-published statistic). Reproduce it: take the median/min/max of the 67 CMS Rate-PUF rows for a 40yo non-tobacco enrollee per metal tier across the rating areas. Falsified if the per-row rates or the aggregation are wrong; it is sticker (pre-subsidy), so it overstates what a subsidized enrollee pays."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/premium-subsidy-boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "What the South Dakota premiums mean — sticker, not your price"
text = "The premiums above are FULL pre-subsidy stickers. The Affordable Care Act caps a household's benchmark-Silver premium at a share of income via an advance premium tax credit, which can be applied to any tier — so a subsidized lower-income enrollee can pay far less, sometimes near $0. The sticker tells you how plans compare and the unsubsidized cost, NOT what you will pay. Net cost depends on your income and the prevailing tax-credit rules; we do not compute it. Get your actual price at HealthCare.gov."
source = "Coverage Atlas framing (over the CMS Rate PUF figures above)"
sourceUrl = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a CMS verdict). The sticker premiums above are CMS Rate PUF records (recorded); this subsidy note is interpretation."

[[claims]]
id = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/states/sd/boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "What these coverage figures are — and are NOT — for South Dakota (the epistemic boundary)"
text = "The plan counts above are a COUNT OF PLANS OFFERED on the ACA marketplace for plan year 2026 (a CMS PUF census); the premiums are FULL sticker rates for a 40-year-old. They are NOT enrollment counts, the insured/uninsured rate, NET cost after subsidies, or who actually has coverage. For your net premium use HealthCare.gov / your state marketplace; for the insured rate use the Census ACS / KFF. This object describes what is OFFERED and its sticker price, not who is COVERED or what they pay."
source = "Coverage Atlas framing (over the CMS facts above)"
sourceUrl = "https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a CMS verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The plan counts and sticker premiums above are direct CMS records; this is interpretation, and the four-status says so."

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Medical plans offered"
value = 326
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Medical issuers"
value = 3
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "HSA-eligible medical plans"
value = 92
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Medical plans requiring no specialist referral"
value = 326
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Standalone dental plans offered"
value = 8
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Standalone dental issuers"
value = 1
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Distinct issuers (medical + dental)"
value = 4
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Plan year"
value = 2026
warrant = "—"
source = "CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Silver median sticker premium (USD/mo)"
value = 703
warrant = "DERIVED"
source = "CMS Marketplace Rate Public Use File (40-year-old, individual, non-tobacco)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Rating areas (premium aggregate)"
value = 4
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS Marketplace Rate Public Use File (40-year-old, individual, non-tobacco)"

[[coverageIndicators]]
indicator = "Rate-PUF rate rows summarized"
value = 67
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "CMS Marketplace Rate Public Use File (40-year-old, individual, non-tobacco)"

[[metalDistribution]]
metal_level = "Silver"
plan_count = 154

[[metalDistribution]]
metal_level = "Expanded Bronze"
plan_count = 84

[[metalDistribution]]
metal_level = "Gold"
plan_count = 80

[[metalDistribution]]
metal_level = "Catastrophic"
plan_count = 8

[[planTypeDistribution]]
plan_type = "PPO"
plan_count = 159

[[planTypeDistribution]]
plan_type = "HMO"
plan_count = 99

[[planTypeDistribution]]
plan_type = "EPO"
plan_count = 68

[[marketCoverage]]
market_coverage = "Individual"
plan_count = 334

[[premiumTiers]]
tier = "Catastrophic"
plans = 10
median_usd = 394
p25_usd = 380
p75_usd = 408
min_usd = 291
max_usd = 469

[[premiumTiers]]
tier = "Bronze"
plans = 48
median_usd = 539
p25_usd = 447
p75_usd = 579
min_usd = 406
max_usd = 718

[[premiumTiers]]
tier = "Silver"
plans = 52
median_usd = 703
p25_usd = 560
p75_usd = 750
min_usd = 512
max_usd = 882

[[premiumTiers]]
tier = "Gold"
plans = 46
median_usd = 733
p25_usd = 615
p75_usd = 773
min_usd = 559
max_usd = 934

[[issuers]]
issuer = "Avera Health Plans"

[[issuers]]
issuer = "BEST Life"

[[issuers]]
issuer = "Sanford Health Plan"

[[issuers]]
issuer = "Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc."
