Lauren Eleazer 8/29/2010
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina already has a shortage of primary care and experts say the loss of a state-funded grant program to encourage young doctors to practice in rural areas is only going to make the problem worse.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sunday that as more people get access to insurance and seek regular medical care, there are fewer doctors are practicing general medicine.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says only one in five medical school graduates go into primary care.
Hampton County, for example, has seven primary care physicians for a population of more than 22,000. Pete Tucker recruits doctors to the county and says he needs at least five more primary care doctors there. He has been unable to hire a single doctor in more than a year.
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Health pool widens
Jul. 15, 2010
South Carolina residents denied health insurance because of medical problems they had before enrolling could get the coverage they need in coming days.
The Affordable Health Care Act, which prohibits insurers from such discrimination, set up the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan as a nationwide transitional program to run until 2014. The idea: residents unable to get health insurance because of an illness or disability can receive the same coverage as healthy people.
Learn more about how it works.
Get a free insurance quote by calling 888-269-6860.
Affordable Health Care Act prohibits discrimination to those denied coverage because of medical problems
By ALLYSON BIRD - postandcourier.comSouth Carolina residents denied health insurance because of medical problems they had before enrolling could get the coverage they need in coming days.
The Affordable Health Care Act, which prohibits insurers from such discrimination, set up the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan as a nationwide transitional program to run until 2014. The idea: residents unable to get health insurance because of an illness or disability can receive the same coverage as healthy people.
The plan does not base eligibility on income, and participants can expect to pay a premium on par with the standard individual health insurance programs in their states. While 29 states and Washington opted to run their own plans, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will administer the program for 21 states, including South Carolina.
Learn more about how it works.
Get a free insurance quote by calling 888-269-6860.
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