COLUMBIA S.C. (WSPA) – South Carolina officials are urging the federal government to step in as the state faces a concerning shortage of rural healthcare professionals.
In November, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) applied for up to $1 billion in federal funding to strengthen healthcare services across the state’s rural communities.
The proposal was then sent to the Federal Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative created under what lawmakers refer to as the “Big Beautiful Bill.”…