More substance use treatment and mental health care through Medicaid could lower deaths
Many people who need mental health treatment also have a drug or alcohol problem but few in SC Medicaid get both. A new ...
Across the South, rural health care has become 'trendy': Medicaid expansion has not
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients ...
Here are 10 takeaways from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's State of the State address
Among the governor's proposals are cuts in personal income taxes, increases in teacher and law enforcement salaries, and funding for school choice ...
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, ...
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Senate Democrats call for answers on health communications freeze and funding delays
Two letters from different groups of senators call for answers from the Trump administration about pauses in scientific ...
Doctors Sue Trump Administration for Scrubbing Data from Government Sites
Doctors For America filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information from ...
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A sense of foreboding hangs over the National Institutes of Health
Trump tried to cut the NIH budget last time he was president and wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime NIH critic, to lead ...
S.C. finds allies in Planned Parenthood Medicaid legal fight
Dozens of amicus briefs were filed in a legal dispute over Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order that would halt state Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.
10 takeaways from SC Gov. McMaster's State of State address; tax reforms, teacher pay hike
Among the governor's proposals are cuts in personal income taxes, increases in teacher and law enforcement salaries, and ...
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Southern states are funding rural health, yet rejecting Medicaid
States are investing in rural health, but most Southern states have long rejected federal Medicaid funds. That’s unlikely to ...
Trump pauses updates from CDC, FDA, others — can SC residents still get health info? What we know
President Donald Trump recently paused updates from health agencies like the CDC and FDA. Here’s what South Carolina ...
Groups side with SC in Planned Parenthood Medicaid fight at US Supreme Court
Dozens of amicus briefs were filed Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order ...