Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González, announced the allocation of $95.3 million in federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services for child care services and health services, and from the National Science Foundation for Research and the Agency Federal Emergency Management System for recovery expenses. The Office of Head Start of […]
By Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez Xavira Neggers-Crescioni, who had nearly three decades of experience as a business reporter in Puerto Rico,passed away over the weekend. She was 51. Her unexpected death has left her friends and colleagues with heavy hearts. On a personal level, aside from being one of the most incisive reporters I’ve known, Xavira was […]
Federal Medicaid funding has a critical role in providing affordable health care to the people of Puerto Rico, especially as the island works towards a sustainable recovery. But the vast difference in how Medicaid funding is calculated for Puerto Rico versus the 50 states is unfair, hurts more than a million American citizens, and prevents […]