Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients from across the region.

“There's a lot of people here in desperate need of jobs ... hit the road again for another series of similar events in rural South Carolina, continuing its yearlong focus on the rural workforce.

Nationally, Medicaid covers 80 million people and is a major source of health coverage for children, Alker said. In South Carolina, it covers 51.1 percent of children in rural areas — much ...

Many of the people who would qualify for Medicaid if these ... “And they simply can’t afford health insurance.” In some South Carolina communities, Clemson Rural Health attempts to fill this gap by ...