{"id":113,"date":"2026-01-06T21:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=113"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:50:25","slug":"2026-policy-briefing-healthcare-reforms-on-the-horizon-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"2026 POLICY BRIEFING: Healthcare Reforms on the Horizon in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"113\" class=\"elementor elementor-113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62880bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62880bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289f8cc6\" data-id=\"289f8cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d888902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d888902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before the 2026 legislative session starts, Dr. Oran Smith presents a deep dive into one of South Carolina\u2019s most pressing challenges: access to affordable, high-quality healthcare\u2014especially in rural communities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using national comparisons, workforce statistics, and regulatory insights, his briefing walks listeners through the current scope-of-practice debate surrounding advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs), the reforms being considered, and what other states are doing differently.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other topics include transparency in medical billing, portable benefits, physician non-compete agreements, and more. 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