Bill Prince to head South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services October 20, 2000
From the office of Governor Jim Hodges
Post Office Box 11829
Columbia, SC 29211
For Immediate Release
CONTACT:Cortney Owings, (803) 734-9411
Friday, October 20, 2000
Governor Hodges names Sam Griswold to head new health initiative, will appoint Bill Prince as new head of DHHS
Columbia, S.C. - Governor Jim Hodges today announced that he has reassigned Dr. Sam Griswold from the Department of Health and Human Services to head a new state initiative in children's health.
"I am pleased that Sam will continue to be a part of my administration's efforts to help children," Hodges said. "He inherited an agency that was confronted with many special challenges, including the rising cost of prescription drugs and increased enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program. Nevertheless, Sam relied on his considerable experience as a career state administrator to guide DHHS through this challenging time."
Governor Hodges will appoint William A. Prince of Columbia to succeed Griswold at DHHS.
"Bill Prince brings a wealth of experience in state government and health administration," Hodges said. "His experience with Medicaid and other federal health programs will enable him to help DHHS with the challenges the agency currently faces."
Prince is Special Counsel with Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP. He practices healthcare law with a concentration in Medicaid reimbursement and health regulations. From 1990 to 1997, Prince served as Vice President of Government Relations and General Counsel with the South Carolina Hospital Association. He served as a Special Assistant for Policy Development and Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Richard W. Riley from 1978 to 1986.
Prince is a member of the Health Law Committee of the South Carolina Bar and serves as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Public Health.
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After this announcement Al Pollard, Managing Partner of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP said, "We at Nexsen Pruet are very proud of the fact that the Governor has chosen one of our own to work for him in running one of the most important agencies in the state. Bill has devoted a great deal of his career to understanding the needs of the medically under-served, and his leadership at this crucial agency will benefit all of us. We wish him well in his endeavor and lend to him our complete support."
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