Federal gov’t approves new healthcare model for P.R.
January 10, 2019
Puerto Rico’s “Vital” plan provides medical coverage to those that cannot afford traditional medical plans.
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MC-21 earns URAC accreditation with 100% compliance
December 26, 2018
MC-21, the main Pharmacy Benefit Manager in Puerto Rico, was under URAC evaluation from May to November.
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MAPFRE opens insur_space, part of its Open Innovation platform
November 28, 2018
The company confirmed that insur_space is one of the pillars of the MAPFRE Open Innovation platform.
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MCS renews contract with locally-owned PharmPix Corp.
November 1, 2018
The contract agreement entitles PharmPix to manage the pharmacy benefits for MCS’s more than 180,000 commercial insureds.
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MCS launches ‘Conexión de Salud’ initiative to retain physicians in P.R.
October 5, 2018
MCS’ new Conexión de Salud is part of the larger “Vivela MCS” platform and focuses on helping the company’s network providers.
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MMM, MSO to increase compensation for dentists by up to 15%
October 4, 2018
These increases will be effective Nov. 1, 2018 for services under the Medicaid “Plan Vital” and starting Jan. 1, 2019 for services under Medicare Advantage.
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A.M. Best puts Cooperativa de Seguros Multiples de P.R.’s ratings ‘under review’
October 2, 2018
A.M. Best announced it has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Cooperativa de Seguros Multiples de Puerto Rico.
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Triple-S Salud selects Abarca as PBM for commercial, Medicare lines
September 5, 2018
The agreement with Abarca is effective Jan. 1, 2019.
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New head of the CUD wants to develop new crop of entrepreneurs
August 29, 2018
Jorge Argüelles, who swore into his position as president of the United Retailers Association over the weekend, believes Puerto Rico needs more entrepreneurs, and he’s setting out to develop them.
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Op-Ed: We need more than a tourniquet to save our healthcare providers
August 8, 2018
Our shift from a regionalized public health system into a Medicaid managed care system (“La Reforma”) in 1993 changed the landscape of healthcare in Puerto Rico.
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Regulator: P.R. insurers have paid $2.5B+ in claims, advances
June 8, 2018
Puerto Rico’s property and contingency insurers have paid more than $2.5 billion in claims and advances to the local policyholders for damages following hurricanes Irma and María as of April 30, 2018.
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Rising costs of employers’ health plans given unhealthy habits, lifestyles ‘worrisome’
May 8, 2018
One of the main benefits that a company offers its employees is the medical plan.
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Assurant to cover Join-a-Join rentals to protect property owners
February 20, 2018
Insurer Assurant and Join-a-Join announced they have come together to provide liability and content insurance to the properties owners on the short-term rental platform and their hosts.
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ASES gets OK from CMS for contracts with ‘MI Salud’ health insurers
February 16, 2018
The Health Insurance Services Administration, or ASES, which runs the Health Reform program for the medically indigent, announced it has received the approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for contracts with insurers that manage the government’s health plan and corresponding policies for the current fiscal year.
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The Mall of San Juan owner has recovered $1.1M in insurance payments
February 9, 2018
Taubman Centers Inc., owner of The Mall of San Juan, confirmed Thursday it has collected a little more than $1.1 million in insurance recoveries related to damages sustained at the shopping center related to Hurricane María last September.
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