In 2002, the South Carolina Department of Insurance received a HRSA State Planning Grant to examine the uninsured, the rising costs of health insurance especially within the small group market, and the threats to the South Carolina employer-sponsored insurance system. Under the grant, new data was collected and focus groups held. The Health Insurance Policy Advisory Committee was formed and considered policy options that focus on expanding coverage and stabilizing the small group market.

Learn more about the South Carolina state planning grant effort.

Application

Interim Report, July 2003

Final Report, September 2004

Expanding Health Coverage to South Carolinians

South Carolina Health Care Insurance and Access Survey, 2003

South Carolina Health Insurance Survey

Small Employer Health Insurance Survey

Summary of Key Informant Interviews, January 2003

The Health Care Safety Net in South Carolina: A Test of Tenacity, February 2004