Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...by LUKE RANKIN***South Carolina taxpayers just watched as a national controversy unfolded at Clemson University. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) also benefits from a stream of taxpayer dollars, totaling hundreds of millions annually. But here’s the problem: MUSC is also competing directly against private hospitals and health systems across South Carolina, none of whom enjoy a taxpayer subsidy! The same dynamic exists when MUSC leverages state dollars to dominate a health care market that should be competitive. It means asking whether MUSC should continue to receive hundreds of millions in state dollars while competing against private hospitals without that advantage.