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Forum seeks ways to insure uninsured AH: As many as 850,000 South Carolina residents have no medical coverage
10/1/2005
South Carolina small businesses would be able to buy into the state's health insurance plan and some individuals could buy into Medicaid under proposals being pushed by advocates seeking ways to control health care costs and reduce the number of state residents without health coverage.
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Health crisis topic of forums AH: Insurance bills hurt bottom line of S.C. businesses
10/1/2005
For most employers, higher health care costs mean lower profitability. When that employer is a charity, higher health care costs mean fewer services to those in need, many of whom are themselves victims of skyrocketing insurance premiums.
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South Carolina rewrites Medicaid overhaul plan
10/1/2005
South Carolina will submit a revised Medicaid program overhaul to the federal government for approval in the next couple of weeks that would put most of the program's participants into managed care health insurance programs similar to those used by people with private insurance. In the process, the state hopes capping how much money would be spent on each recipient will save $300 million during the next five years.
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Payday loan limits sought
10/1/2005
South Carolina advocacy groups for the poor said Friday they will press the S.C. General Assembly to cap the number of payday loans borrowers can hold, saying those types of loans trap the poor in debt with exorbitant fees
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