2014-08-202014-08-202014-08-202002-01http://hdl.handle.net/10827/16045This study analyzes the impact of Medicaid, the health care insurance program, on South Carolina’s economic development. This study reveals that the economic ripple effect of the federal match for Medicaid totals $2.1 billion, a substantial sum for an economy the size of South Carolina. Overall, the federal match supports more than 61,000 jobs and $1.5 billion in income for South Carolina citizens through the economic ripple effect.application/pdfDocumentCopyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.Medicaid--Economic aspects--South CarolinaText