South Carolina news and information

A former employee at South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services has pleaded guilty in connection with a breach of data from the agency.
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After eight years of fierce legal confrontation with the federal government, board members at Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C., lack a permanent CEO, owe on junk-status bonds and face the highest penalties levied against a community hospital in a...
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A clerical error means Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina owes $39 million less than a federal judge ordered Tuesday. But the system still is on the hook for $238 million in damages for violating the federal False Claims Act. A settlement to resolve the case, meanwhile, may still be in the...
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With new online health insurance exchanges set to launch Tuesday, consumers in many Southern and Plains states will have to look harder for information on how the marketplaces work than their counterparts elsewhere.
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With his hospital facing at least $237 million in penalties from a huge legal fight with the federal government, Tuomey Healthcare System President and CEO Jay Cox is leaving.
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South Carolina's hospitals collectively submitted 46 plans for improving the lives of chronically ill, uninsured residents who frequently use their emergency rooms.
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In the largest data breach ever affecting Medical University of South Carolina records, the financial information for some 7,000 customers was stolen last month when a foreign entity hacked data from an outside credit card processing vendor, the hospital announced Thursday.
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While South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley tells voters she wants Congress to "defund Obamacare," her campaign spokesman said Friday she doesn't support shutting down the federal government to do so.
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After years of tentative but promising steps, telemedicine is primed to take off in South Carolina with the backing of two of the state's major insurers.
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Molina Healthcare is entering the South Carolina Medicaid managed-care market by acquiring the medical-home membership in the state from Community Health Solutions of America.
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