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Our Mission: To purchase the most health for our citizens in need at the least possible cost to the taxpayer
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is a State department that administers Medicaid. SCDHHS has over 1,300 employees located across all 46 counties in South Carolina, and offers a variety of fulfilling, career-advancing positions.
Medicaid is South Carolina's grant-in-aid program by which the federal and state governments share the cost of providing medical care for needy persons who have low income.
SCDHHS provides over 1,011,000 South Carolina citizens with full-benefit Medicaid services and over 182,000 with Healthy Connection Checkup and other limited benefit services.