Medicare help · The Grand Strand
Conway is the Grand Strand’s county seat and its inland retirement address, with Conway Medical Center in town and the coast’s other three systems within half an hour.
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Medicare in Conway
Horry County offers a wide Advantage menu, every Medigap carrier in South Carolina and the full Part D lineup. Conway Medical Center is the hospital in town and contracts with some plans and not others; Grand Strand Medical Center, Tidelands and McLeod Seacoast are close enough that many residents use them too, and a plan built around one may not include the others.
Conway, Aynor and the river towns draw retirees who want the coast without the beach traffic, most of them arriving already on Medicare. Our moving guide covers the windows a move opens; we compare what is sold at your ZIP code with your doctors and your hurricane plan in hand.
Major care in the area includes:
Plan networks differ — we check that your doctors and hospital are covered before you enroll.
Conway, Aynor, Carolina Forest, Red Hill, Bucksport, Galivants Ferry, Loris, Green Sea.
Turning 65? Your Initial Enrollment Period is the 7 months around your birthday. Already on Medicare? The Annual Election Period is Oct 15–Dec 7, and Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment runs Jan 1–Mar 31. Moving to South Carolina, losing a plan, or a FEMA hurricane declaration each open a Special Enrollment Period.
Your options
All-in-one Part C plans, often $0 premium, that use a local network — so your providers, your county and your prescriptions matter.
How Advantage worksMedigap pairs with Original Medicare and lets you see any provider nationwide that accepts Medicare — MUSC, Prisma, Duke or Emory across the line, or the hospital in your county seat.
How Medigap worksStandalone drug coverage chosen around your medications and pharmacy. 2026 out-of-pocket cap: $2,100.
How Part D worksAdvantage plans built for a chronic condition, for nursing-facility care, or for people with both Medicare and Healthy Connections Medicaid.
About SNPsQuestions from Conway
Horry County typically offers a wide Medicare Advantage menu, every Medigap carrier in South Carolina, and the full Part D lineup, set by ZIP code and changing each plan year.
Conway Medical Center contracts with some Advantage plans and not others, changing year to year. With Original Medicare and a Medigap policy there is no network. We confirm before you enroll.
Nothing. Independent agents are paid by the carriers when you enroll, so comparing plans and reviewing your coverage each year is free to you.
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A short, friendly conversation — no pressure, no cost.
Written and reviewed by Darin Weidauer — licensed insurance agent (NPN 18580338, SC License #18580338), Gerontologist (USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology), MBA, Registered Social Security Analyst, and 22-year U.S. Air Force veteran.Last reviewed September 13, 2026. Plan availability, benefits and costs change every plan year — verify current details at Medicare.gov, 1-800-MEDICARE, or I-CARE (South Carolina SHIP) at 800-868-9095.