Issue Position: Rural Health Care

Issue Position

Senator Hutto believes every person in South Carolina deserves high quality, affordable health care. He has worked hard to expand the CHIPS program, which is now covering more than 80% of the children in the state.

Additionally, he has worked hard to bring good health care options to rural communities in the state. In the 1960s, every small town in South Carolina had a doctor and every county had a hospital. Now, many small towns and rural communities are at times 2-3 hours away from access to care. Times have changed, and the health care system needs to adapt. Senator Hutto led the effort to get the money to build the Barnwell Bamberg Emergency Medical Center to help close the gap between health care coverage in the rural parts of the district.

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