BCBS Foundation gives $5.25M grant to free clinics
Posted: 05.04.2012 at 10:08 AM

(AP) --  The South Carolina Free Clinic Association is receiving money that it hopes to put toward a support system for its member clinics around the state.

The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation on Friday is presenting the association with a $5.25 million grant.

Organizers say the association will receive the money in three annual installments of $1.75 million each. The money is also intended to help fund a statewide certification program.

The association says its network of clinics provide comprehensive health care to South Carolina's uninsured.

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