S.C. lawmakers pause reform plan after predicted tax increase for most
Republicans are pumping the brakes on a plan that would have soon raised taxes for most filers in South Carolina.
Pick to lead SC Public Health gets thumbs down amid COVID vaccine backlash
The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee voted 12-5 against giving a favorable report to Department of Public ...
S.C. lawmakers give thumbs-down to health agency nominee
The man tapped to lead South Carolina’s public health agency says he won’t back down – after facing threats, harassment and ...
Gov. Henry McMaster's pick to lead SC health agency rejected after contentious confirmation hearings
A state Senate committee voted against a favorable report on Gov. Henry McMaster's pick to lead the Department of Public ...
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Gov. McMaster defends state right to exclude abortion providers from Medicaid plan
During the oral arguments for Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on Wednesday before the United States Supreme Court ...
SC Senate subcommittee refuses to advance nominee to run health department
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee voted Thursday against advancing the nomination of the man Gov. Henry McMaster chose to ...
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Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Through a federal law known as the Hyde Amendment, Medicaid cannot reimburse health care providers for the cost of abortions, with a few exceptions: when a patient’s life is at risk or her pregnancy ...
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Supreme Court considers South Carolina’s effort to strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funding
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical ...
Supreme Court leaves future of Planned Parenthood uncertain in Medicaid case
Justices heard arguments in a closely watched case that could determine whether Medicaid patients have the right to sue if a ...
Supreme Court hears case over Planned Parenthood funding
On Wednesday, a major healthcare battle was in front of the Supreme Court. The justices are weighing a case that centers on ...
Justices divided over Medicaid 'right' to choose Planned Parenthood clinics
The battle over taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood takes center stage at the Supreme Court in a South Carolina dispute ...
Supreme Court torn over South Carolina bid to cut Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Supporters of Planned Parenthood argue the state violated the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965, which states beneficiaries ...