News for January 10 - 18 2012

In the News
Medical Society of South Carolina creates new scholarship at MUSC - According to ABC 4 news Charleston, (17January2012), "The Medical Society of South Carolina established the Roper St. Francis Physicians Scholars Fund, a new scholarship fund to benefit doctors-in-training at the Medical University of South Carolina."

State agency seeks more funds for Medicaid - According to Greenville Online.com, (15January2012), "The state’s Medicaid rolls grew 7 percent to 1,007,408 beneficiaries between 2007 and 2011, largely because people lost their health insurance along with their jobs in the recession, according to DHHS. Last year alone, the rolls grew by 5 percent."

Deal's priority: Keeping doctors in Georgia - According to Georgia Health News, (10January2012), "Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday that his proposed budget would fund 400 new residency training slots in hospitals across the state for graduates of Georgia medical schools." http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/01/deals-priority-keeping-doctors-georgia/