The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2157, known as the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, that includes an additional $600 million for Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program, known as PAN for its initials in Spanish. The bill also includes $5 million to study impact on the use of PAN funds in Puerto Rico […]
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019 (PRRADA, for short.) The bipartisan legislation would provide robust disclosure requirements to all of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico’s advisers and consultants, closing a loophole […]
As Puerto Rico continues to rebuild following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Medicare funding disparities still undermine access to healthcare on the island, the group said.
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