The SC Daily Gazette reported on the only scheduled governor debate, held October 6. The Democratic nominee called expanding Medicaid a must, and the Republican nominee said expansion is not the answer, arguing the state cannot afford it.
South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services awarded 228 Rural Health Transformation Program projects totaling $167,299,900.69 for its first year, announced September 15, 2026.
SCDHHS published, verbatim: “CMS has approved the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' five-year renewal application for the HCBS 1915(c) Community Choices (CC) and the HIV/AIDS waiver programs,” with the approval “retroactive to July 1…
SCDHHS posted the $27 million Leveling Up request for applications on April 2, 2026, named federally qualified health centers among eligible rural health-care providers, and closed applications June 1.
The South Carolina Department of Education's current grant-opportunities table lists two 2026–27 State Abstinence Until Marriage program competitions—Evidence-Based (approximately $546,972) and Emerging (approximately $100,000)—with applications due August 4…
New Horizon Family Health Services, which identifies itself as a Federally Qualified Health Center, tells patients who become sick without an appointment to call or ask for a same-day sick appointment or work-in time at any of its locations…
Carolina Health Centers’ current location page lists Laurens County Community Care Center in Clinton as open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. To 6 p.m., with a 12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch closure and an after-hours number, 864-725-4111.
Peterson-KFF reviewed 77 marketplace insurers in 16 states and the District of Columbia with public filings and found a median proposed 14% premium increase for 2027, after a 20% median finalized increase for 2026.
WRDW reported that South Carolina entered the fiscal year on July 1 without a final state budget. A continuing resolution kept agencies funded at the prior year's levels.
Cooperative Health's patient page says that starting July 1, 2026 there will be a small increase to its sliding fee scale discounts and repeats that no one will be denied care because of inability to pay.
NACHC's April 2026 update says mandatory Community Health Center Fund support is $4.6 billion and expires December 31, 2026. It describes mandatory funding as about 70% of federal health-center funding.
SCDHHS announced that, effective December 1, 2025, outpatient fee-for-service claims for physician-administered 340B drugs must comply with the Medicaid Exclusion File and use the TB modifier, with reimbursement at acquisition cost.
SCDHHS's final-action notice, effective April 1, 2026, retains PPS reimbursement or a mutually agreed alternative methodology that must pay at least the PPS amount.
South Carolina Act 181, originating as S.895, amended the State Health Facility Licensure Act's definition of hospital to include hospitals that convert to rural emergency hospitals under the cited federal authorities.
SCDHHS announced on December 30, 2025 that CMS awarded South Carolina $200,030,252 for federal fiscal year 2026 under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
SCDHHS's final-action notice says South Carolina Medicaid will reimburse FQHCs through the prospective payment system or a mutually agreed alternative payment methodology that pays at least the PPS amount.
The CMS 2026 Open Enrollment Period state-level public-use file reports 587,567 South Carolina plan selections. It records an average monthly premium of $655, with 524,034 consumers receiving advance premium tax credits averaging $579.
The South Carolina Hospital Association reported that SCDHHS requested $203 million in recurring state funds for Medicaid, while the House proposed $175 million and the Senate $143 million.
SCDHHS announced a June 1 application deadline for one-time infrastructure and capacity-building grants under Connections to Care, Leveling Up, Wellness Within Reach, and Shoring Up to Sustainability.
South Carolina's June 23, 2025 application requests a limited five-year Medicaid demonstration for adults ages 19 to 64 who meet the parent or caretaker-relative definition, have income effectively between 67% and 100% of the federal poverty level…
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