Legislative update: Lawmakers move on Direct Primary Care, scholarship program
In the fight for freedom here in the Palmetto State, weeks – even months – can go by without seeing conservative ideals advance in the General Assembly. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, will come a week that is nothing short of a gift. The legislative week that just ended was one of those epiphanies. Here’s
Dilemma: Mortgage Payments or Health Insurance?
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.
Direct Primary Care: “Innovating Backwards”
What is Direct Primary Care? According to Dr. Jerome Aya-ay, a family-medicine physician with offices in Greenville, Spartanburg and Columbia, Direct Primary Care (DPC) is very simple: “It is a relationship between a patient and their physician.” For a flat, monthly fee (often called membership dues), patients receive preventative and diagnostic medical care. Unlike some
Promoting Public Policy that Helps South Carolinians Flourish