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The bills getting support are H.R. 2653 – Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021 and the Request for Equity in the Medicare Advantage program.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) released a report urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to crack down on Puerto Rico’s procurement process, as in 2018 the Commonwealth paid contractors almost all of its Medicaid spending, or 97% of its $2.5 billion budget. The GAO’s recommendation of a “risk-based oversight approach” […]
The Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) has turned to the federal court to challenge Law 90, which establishes fees for the payment of services under Medicare Advantage plans, claiming the bill jeopardizes benefits for thousands of insureds, and encroaches on federal law by trying to regulate MA funds or their […]
U.S. Congressman Darren Soto introduced bipartisan legislation to provide equal access to federal resources for Medicaid to American citizens living in U.S. territories, the lawmaker’s office announced. H.R. 3631, known as the Territories Health Care Improvement Act, increases the limit on Medicaid payments and the federal medical assistance percentage for the five U.S. territories: Puerto […]
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.
This in turn will fall short of leading Puerto Rico “toward a more sustainable economic future,” the company stated.
The CMS Star Rating System reflects the quality of care received by plan members, their satisfaction with their plan.
The U.S. House and Senate reached an agreement Wednesday on a federal disaster relief aid package for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands of $6.8 billion, government officials announced.
The HIMA-San Pablo hospital system has re-entered the MMM Healthcare provider network, to offer healthcare services at its facilities in Caguas, Humacao, Fajardo and Cupey, executives representing both companies announced.
Puerto Rico stands to receive a $1 billion assignment from U.S. Congress under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which would cover the local government’s public healthcare coverage plan for the medically indigent through Sept. 30, 2018, said Health Insurance Services Administration Executive Director Ángela Ávila.
Triple-S Management Corporation announced Wednesday its subsidiary, Triple-S Salud Inc., has agreed to extend its contract with the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration for the provision of health services in the Metro North and West regions of the government's health insurance program, to Sept. 30, 2017.
The Government of Puerto Rico took a series of steps to address the expiration of the Medicaid federal funds and the commencement of the pay as you go pension plan model, given the insolvency of the Retirement Systems, with several measures to improve its liquidity, said Gerardo Portela, executive director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (FAFAA.)
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló confirmed Monday that Puerto Rico was included in the Appropriations package expected to be approved by Congress this week, which will guarantee $296 million toward the Medicaid shortfall, $3.3 million for the dredging works in the San Juan Harbor, and $750,000 to start working on the Martín Peña Channel.
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