(WSPA) – One in eight people in South Carolina has no healthcare insurance.
That’s more than 500,000 who are earning too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to get an Affordable Care Act plan.
Thousands more are underinsured with high deductibles they can’t afford. If you are struggling to pay medical costs, there are more options than you might think, some of which offer healthcare that’s completely free.
There was a time not too long ago when Michelle Luke, a diabetic dependent on insulin, faced a grim reality.
“I could live in my car and get my medicine, or I could stay in my house and I could find some help,” Luke said.
Help for the uninsured
She said she found a lifeline in the Greenville Free Medical Clinic which covers primary care, specialists and prescriptions.
“I would have had to come up with essentially almost two entire paychecks a month just to cover my insulin,” Luke added.
Clinic director, Suzie Foley, said they take only patients who meet these qualifications: