In a recent article from the Heartland Institute, statistics from the Primary Care Collaborative’s State Investment Hub were cited.
“South Carolina has a shortage of primary care. In 2024, the Primary Care Collaborative reported 18.9 percent of South Carolinians have no usual source of care, 54.6 percent of the state’s children ‘do not have a medical home,’ and the number of primary care physicians in the state had declined by 5.1 percent in the years 2014-2019.”
Check out the full article to learn more about the state of primary care in South Carolina and commentary on Direct Primary Care.