COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) -- A request by state leaders could change Medicaid coverage for thousands of low-income parents across the Palmetto State.

In late June, Governor Henry McMaster asked Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy and the federal government for permission to adjust Medicaid eligibility through the Section 1115 waiver.

To be eligible, the plan would require a person to work or be enrolled in approved educational program for at least 80 hours a month.

“It’s a half step in that direction of helping out some people who need help,” said David Anderson, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Services Policy and Management at USC.

For years, many South Carolinians have fallen into what’s called "the coverage gap," meaning they earn too much to qual

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