Session in South Carolina: 3 Weeks In and Already Busy

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Just three weeks into South Carolina’s session and we are already seeing a flurry of activity. This week was filled with numerous meetings and Governor McMaster’s first State of the State address.

Several House Ways and Means budget subcommittees and Senate Finance subcommittees met this past week to hear state agency budget requests for the next fiscal year. Chairman of the Healthcare Committee Murrell Smith has requested that the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) work with a consulting group to gather data and calculate the amount of funding the Department will need, which may impact BAYADA’s Medicaid clients.

Additionally, this past Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster delivered his first State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly. He highlighted recommendations from his Executive Budget proposals and noted his priorities, including tax relieve, job creation, education, and health care.

In the Governor’s budget, he is proposing an increase of funds to support South Carolinians with traumatic brain injuries to be able to get the rehabilitative care they need. It’s exciting to see the Governor support a cause that is important to so many families in South Carolina.

PS- March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! If you’d like to contact the Governor about his support of traumatic brain injury patients, please email me.