Charleston Currents – Medicaid expansion

NEWS BRIEFS: On Medicaid expansion, federal funds and port traffic

There is strong support to expand the federal Medicaid program in the Palmetto State across party lines with nearly eight in 10 South Carolina voters ages 50 and older registering their support, according to a new study by AARP.

by Charleston Currents · 08/16/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

ELMORE: Medicaid failure shows lawmakers don’t value black lives

By Brian Elmore, special to Statehouse Report | For every George Floyd and Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor and Walter Scott, thousands of African-Americans and people of color die silently each year due to a lack of access to health care.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 06/15/2020 · Comments are Disabled · My Turn, Views

6/15: New virus cases; Right side; Expand Medicaid; Concert for Equality

IN THIS ISSUE
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thousands of new COVID-19 cases reported in last week
COMMENTARY, Brack: South Carolina needs to get on the right side of history no
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
MY TURN, Elmore: Failure on Medicaid expansion shows lawmakers don’t value black lives
NEWS BRIEFS: New amenities open at Folly Beach County Park
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mysterious statue
CALENDAR: Charleston Symphony to present Concert for Equality
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Voting Rights Act

by Charleston Currents · 06/15/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FEEDBACK: Car rental cautions, mad about no Medicaid expansion

To the editor: A couple of other things to be careful of when renting a car – make sure you can drive to the state(s) that you want to go. I was driving to Florida and one of the car rental places (not at the airport but a national company) prohibited taking the car to Florida. Also, if traveling with […]

by Andy Brack · 02/29/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback