Last week, IMPH Executive Director Maya Pack was interviewed by Lucy Valeski from the State Newspaper about the expiring ACA subsidies. Read her article here: thestate.com/news/politics-…

Last Friday, Executive Director Maya Pack and SC Roadmap Policy Director Amy Weaver participated in the 8th Annual Live Healthy SC Conference.

Maya participated on a panel with Danielle Wingo and Crystal Davis McFadden about improving maternal and infant health. It was great to connect with so many of our partners from around the state!

Last week, IMPH Executive Director Maya Pack shared our work on access to care in rural SC to improve outcomes for moms and babies at SC's 28th Annual Rural Health Conference. Thank you SC Office of Rural Health Health for the invitation and partnership!

Learn more about IMPH’s work on access to care for rural moms and babies: imph.org/taskforces/mat…

This week IMPH hosted the 2025 Health Policy Fellows Cohort for the second session of the program. During this session, legislators learned how the health care sector has evolved and received insights on anticipated changes.

Additionally, SC Department of Health and Human Services leadership provided updates on efforts the agency is doing to improve outcomes for South Carolina's Medicaid population.

On November 20th, IMPH brought together food systems experts from across the state for a SC Roadmap policy think tank session at schospitals. These conversations are key to informing policymakers on the nonmedical drivers of health and we’re excited for what comes next!

IMPH will be closed beginning tomorrow, December 23 so our team can rest, rejuvinate, and spend time with family. We will be back on January 2.

Last Thursday, IMPH convened the inaugural meeting of the Foundations for Success Taskforce. Following opening remarks from Taskforce Chair Michael Leach, members heard from the S.C. Department of Education on the current landscape of early childhood education,