The advocates of expanding Medicaid in South Carolina were out in force last night at the USC School of Law auditorium. Hundreds of people turned out to hear presentations by three supporters of the expansion and one opponent, Tony Keck the Director of the SC Department of Health and Human Services. In his remarks, Mr. […]
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The fight has begun on whether South Carolina should expand its Medicaid program as allowed under Obamacare. Last week a report produced by the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business found that from 2014 to 2020 the state would experience a $9 million net increase in revenue if it expands Medicaid for citizens
With the re-election of President Obama and the Democrats with even more number in the U.S. Senate, all the indications are that the U.S. House will end its two-year effort to “repeal and replace” or simply stop Obamacare. Much of the upcoming battles now will be in the states over whether to expand Medicaid to
Who would be eligible for Medicaid if expanded? Might be you. Read More »
At the recent Republican National Convention South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley took the stage. “Sadly, the hardest part of my job continues to be this federal government, this administration and this president,” she said. But a story in today’s Charleston Post & Courier clearly shows that the hardest part of the Governor’s job is convincing
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First, I’m not a Catholic. Second, let’s hear it for the Catholic Church! Back in April the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Congress opposing cuts in program funding for the poor such as Medicaid. In August, Father Stephen Umhoefer, Paul Ryan’s family pastor for a number of years, revealed his worry
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