South Carolina will move more than 550,000 Medicaid beneficiaries to managed care plans starting Nov. 1, the Columbia State reports.
South Carolina officials say the shift will improve preventive care and provide beneficiaries with a primary care physician, which will reduce costs associated with care received in hospital emergency departments.
Beneficiaries who do not choose a [...]
Governor Romney’s Insurance Plan To Improve America And South Carolina’s Health Care System:
On October 18, In South Carolina, Governor Romney Addressed His Conservative Blueprint To Make Health Care More Affordable And Accessible. Governor Romney has outlined a comprehensive solution to America’s health care ills that expands access to affordable, portable, quality, private health insurance. [...]
The Covering CarolinaCollaborative last week unveiled a $230 million plan to cover 160,000 of thestate’s approximately 700,000 uninsured residents, the Charleston Post and Courier reports. The collaborative’s plan would:
Extend Medicaid coverage to parents whose income is below 100% of the federal poverty level and to children in [...]
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina last month introduced Blue SpectrumSM, a rebranding of the company’s health insurance plans that also adds less-costly affordable health insurance plans designed for groups and individuals seeking more options.
“With increasing health care costs forcing rising premium prices, some individuals and employers are either dropping their insurance or not picking it [...]