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COLUMBIA — The number of children enrolled in South Carolina’s Medicaid program dropped 9% following the end of a federally mandated pandemic pause on removing people from the government health insurance program. From May to December of last year, the number of South Carolina children enrolled in Medicaid — through what’s called the Children’s Health […] The post Child Medicaid enrollment in SC dropped 9% after pandemic protections ended appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.

COLUMBIA — A Republican legislator’s claims on social media that a refugee in Spartanburg received multiple voter registration forms resulted in a flood of phone calls to the South Carolina Election Commission, which refuted the idea that it’s putting non-citizens on voter rolls. Decades-old federal law requires that anyone receiving government aid be offered an […] The post Freedom Caucus posts prompt threatening calls to SC election agency appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.

After a March 5 attic fire at building that is shared with two agencies the building will have long-term repairs, as clients and employees wait.

COLUMBIA — The number of mental health counselors in South Carolina schools doubled in a year and a half, according to a report released Thursday by the state’s Medicaid agency. A 2022 statewide survey requested by the governor found a dearth of mental health counselors in the state’s schools, despite an increasing need for mental […]

Mental health counselors available in public schools have doubled since 2022, making it easier for students to access mental health services.