Thousands more could get Medicaid coverage under SC request for limited expansion

Thousands more could get Medicaid coverage under SC request for limited expansion

South Carolina officials are still pursuing a limited expansion of Medicaid eligibility to parents who are working. The request comes amid new work-or-school requirements for Medicaid enrollees in most other states. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)COLUMBIA — Thousands more people in South Carolina could get Medicaid coverage under a request from the state to expand the program to working low-income parents. While Gov. Henry McMaster wrote officials …