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Theres one thing that almost all Medicaid patients in South Carolina have in common. <\/p>\n
Who qualifies for Medicaid in South Carolina? <\/p>\n
Different states have different rules to determine Medicaid eligibility, and on that spectrum, South Carolinas rules are stricter than some. <\/p>\n
Single adults without children dont qualify for Medicaid here, with a few exceptions, including pregnancy, blindness and breast or cervical cancer. <\/p>\n
Children under 19 who live in families earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level may qualify for a Medicaid card. That income threshold is a moving target based on the size of families. For example, families of four can earn up to $3,925 a month for children to qualify for Medicaid, but families of five can earn up to $4,595 a month. <\/p>\n
There is a resource limit of $30,000 per family. <\/p>\n
Parents and adult children in those families do not qualify for Medicaid unless they earn much less. The net income threshold for a family of four drops to $961 a month and $1,126 for a family of five for adults to qualify. <\/p>\n
Source: S.C. Department of Health and Human Services <\/p>\n
Its not that theyre lazy, unmotivated to find work, or that they lie about their income to qualify for free health care. <\/p>\n
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