Medicare Plans in Darlington County, SC

About Darlington County

Darlington County is in the Pee Dee region of northeastern South Carolina. Darlington Raceway, which opened in 1950 and hosted the first Southern 500, is nicknamed the Track Too Tough to Tame and draws NASCAR fans from across the country. Hartsville, the county's largest city, is the home of Sonoco, which began there in 1899, and of Coker University, and its Kalmia Gardens is a well-known botanical garden along Black Creek.

Things to do

• Tour Darlington Raceway and its stock car museum, or catch a race weekend
• Walk the trails and gardens at Kalmia Gardens in Hartsville
• Explore the historic downtown districts of Darlington and Hartsville
• Fish and paddle on Prestwood Lake and Black Creek

Local food

Pee Dee cooking features whole-hog barbecue, chicken bog, fried catfish and sweet potato pie.

Medicare in Darlington County

About 12,200 Darlington County residents are 65 or older, around 1 in 5 people. Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville is the local hospital, and many residents also use McLeod Regional Medical Center in nearby Florence. Because nearby systems can fall in different plan networks, check that your doctors and preferred hospital are covered before you pick a plan. The county is a federally designated primary care shortage area, so confirming local clinic coverage is also worthwhile.

Abilla Advisors can compare the plans we offer in your ZIP code against your doctors and prescriptions at no cost to you. Call 843-284-6815.