Columbia, S.C.-Area Health Systems Poised to Expand Despite High Unemployment and Uninsured Rates

Columbia Market Overview Now Available from HealthLeaders-InterStudy
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that despite the state's high unemployment rate and an increasing number of uninsured residents in the Columbia, S.C. market, health systems will likely expand over the coming 12 months. According to the recent Columbia Market Overview, Palmetto Health, Lexington Medical Center and Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals have brokered a deal that should allow each to expand services and facilities free from the presence of drawn-out certificate-of-need appeals.

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