A pause on federal funding by the Trump administration caused confusion but South Carolina Medicaid, after an initial delay, was ultimately unaffected by it.

Lawmakers at the State House are exploring solutions to South Carolina’s doctor shortage, including funding residency programs and addressing rural care gaps.

Introducing work requirements for Medicaid recipients is something the GOP has suggested will be brought into action.

The governor's request for reinstatement is centered around restoring the New Coverage for Parents and Community Engagement components of the Palmetto Pathways to Independence section 1115 waiver that was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December 2019.

Dan Tsai discusses how he ran Medicaid under Biden, and his fears for how Republicans might try to change the program.

Gov. Henry McMaster asked federal officials Tuesday to quickly approve his request that would expand Medicaid eligibility for poor parents who are working or going to school. If the Trump administration agrees,

"If CMS reduces it below 90%, I will be the first to push to eliminate, as that was not the deal we made," said Rep. Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

"Granting South Carolina the authorities necessary to reinstitute this initiative will strengthen the Medicaid program's dual missions of financing health services and improving opportunities for independence, self-reliance, and prosperity for the state's ...

Governor Henry McMaster formally asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with the South Carolina Department of Health a

North Carolina was the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Lambeth said lawmakers in some of the holdout states have been impressed with North Carolina’s decision to pass expansion with a provision to create a workforce development program for beneficiaries.

Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers.