Health care costs up. Measles spreading. Silence in Washington
Health care costs up. Measles spreading. Silence in Washington Brandon Brown for SC Dec 15 Measles is spreading right here in South Carolina. And working families are the ones paying the price. New cases recorded in Spartanburg County bring the total number infected to 126 since October, with more than 300 in quarantine and 13 in isolation. Parents are missing work to care for sick kids. Schools are disrupted. Families are forced into quarantine without paid leave. And doctor visits become financial stress tests when insurance is too expensive or out of reach. This outbreak didn’t have to happen. At the same time measles cases are rising, Lindsey Graham just voted against extending Affordable Care Act tax credits , which help 587,715 South Carolinians afford health insurance. For working families, that vote means higher premiums, fewer checkups, delayed care, and skipped vaccinations, exactly what allows outbreaks like this to spread. Nationally, RFK Jr...