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Dilemma: Mortgage Payments or Health Insurance?

August 18, 2017

by Elisabeth Kines

Recent studies of our health care system make it clear that a health insurance card isn’t a guarantee of good, affordable health care. One PPI staff member shares her first-hand account of this truism.

Lessons from Mother Emanuel

August 18, 2017

by Ellen Weaver

The recent race-based violence on the campus of the University of Virginia evoked strong memories of the Mother Emanuel tragedy. Is there hope for our world in the face of violent hate?

Remembering Elvis, 40 Years Later

August 18, 2017

by Dr. Oran Smith

The King may be dead, but the obsession with his legacy lives on. Read how one fan remembers his impact on South Carolina and the world.

Economic Growth is Still the Answer

August 11, 2017

by Ellen Weaver

Economic growth supports peace, prosperity and strong families. In a recent visit to South Carolina, Dr. Arthur Laffer shared the not-so-secret “secret” for creating that growth.

Fast Facts

Short on time? Our “Fast Facts” boil it all down to give you a quick overview on need-to-know issues.

Online Course Access

Online Course Access harnesses technology to offer students access to high-quality, customized education. It renders location irrelevant while offering numerous courses.

Education Scholarship Accounts

An education reform that promises quality of learning, preparation for the future, flexibility to meet the individual needs of a child, and immediacy of impact.

Rating SC Schools

A system that boldly rewards excellence with transparency and accounts for value added is the best accountability system for SC schools.

Right To Shop

Sky-high medical bills? Unexpected health care costs? Patients deserve the “Right to Shop” and polls show they want it too.

Direct Primary Care

By re-asserting the doctor-patient relationship and jettisoning third-party payers, Direct Primary Care is “innovating backwards.”

Medicaid By the Numbers

How much does Medicaid in South Carolina really cost the taxpayer? Expanding Medicaid used to be a nebulous policy fight…not anymore!

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