Congressional funding package includes $300M for P.R.
May 2, 2017
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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Members urge Congress to extend Medicaid grant in PR
April 7, 2017
On Thursday, 74 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) urging immediate action to prevent the nearly 1 million residents of Puerto Rico who rely on Medicaid from losing their coverage.
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Op-Ed: PR’s healthcare system needs urgent action
March 8, 2017
In their almost 52 years of existence, Medicaid and Medicare, jointly with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), have alleviated the suffering of millions of children, low-income adults and elderly people by enabling them to access dignified health care.
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Puerto Rico picked for ‘super-utilizers’ policy academy
April 15, 2014
The National Governors Association (NGA) recently chose Puerto Rico to participate in a pilot project to develop state-level capacity to support so-called Medicaid “super-utilizers,” along with six other states: Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky, Nuevo Mexico, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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