Henry McMaster on Health Care

	Henry McMaster on Health Care

Increase mental and behavioral health services

To meet the growing demand for mental and behavioral health services, I am recommending an allocation of nearly $45 million to the Department of Mental Health. These funds will support the agency's ability to recruit and retain mental health professionals, provide inpatient services, increase access to crisis services such as suicide prevention hotlines--including one specifically for veterans--and community-based treatment services. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the S.C. legislature , Jan 25, 2023

Review State's behavioral health funding and delivery system

We must recognize that a mental health crisis exists in South Carolina, especially among our young people. Students must have access to professional mental health counseling and services.

Because 60% of South Carolina children are served by Medicaid, I have directed Health and Human Services Director Robbie Kerr to initiate an immediate review of our State's behavioral health funding and delivery system. Time is of the essence. We must do better.

Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the S.C. legislature , Jan 19, 2022

Challenge constitutionality of ObamaCare

2010: Led the federal ObamaCare lawsuit Led eighteen other states to challenge the unconstitutional "individual mandate" in the national health care law, an historic challenge that ended up allowing states the option to turn down the expansion of an already broken Medicaid system.
2009: Exposed ObamaCare's "Cornhusker Kickback" Led the successful challenge to the infamous "Cornhusker Kickback," rallying sixteen other states to join the fight.

Source: 2010 S.C. Gubernatorial campaign website HenryMcMaster.com , Jan 11, 2017

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