MMAPA officials outlined funding concerns and policy considerations for key health program serving over 90% of eligible American seniors on the island September 6, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) relayed concerns and adjustment requests regarding current funding and Read more…
Full op-ed published in El Nuevo Dia on July 19, 2022. Despite the chaos that Hurricane Maria caused in Puerto Rico five years ago, our health infrastructure still lacks adequate resources to face another natural disaster. The lack responds largely to the lack of adequate funding for the two federal Read more…
Puerto Rico: The ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Medicare Advantage growth By Maya Goldman, Modern Healthcare Medicare Advantage enrollment expands each year, with 2.3 million new people covered in 2022. As the program grows, however, its payment system could need a significant reboot. Puerto Rico, which has the highest Read more…
MMAPA representatives offered tangible solutions to long-standing inequity in federal health care funding during fly-in meetings with congressional leaders and policymakers from both parties June 17, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, representatives from the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) met with policymakers and members of Read more…
Hill meetings echo the calls of health care experts presenting at Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón’s Monday briefing on systemic funding inequities June 13, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Beginning today, meetings between lawmakers and Puerto Rico health care equity advocates from the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico Read more…
MMAPA urges Congress to pass proposals from the resident commissioner designed to strengthen federal health programs for the American citizens of Puerto Rico June 9, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón introduced H.R. 7997, the Achieving Equity in the Treatment of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Act, which would Read more…
April 27, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) expressed frustration that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) missed an opportunity to address long-standing inequities in Puerto Rico’s Medicare Advantage (MA) program with the new base payments for 2023. Read more…
Published in The Hill on April 5, 2022 By Rafael Bernal Puerto Rico’s health care industry is raising the alarm over disparities in how the territory’s Medicare plans are funded, hurting the quality of services for around 630,000 senior citizens. In a joint letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Read more…
This week, MMAPA joined community and partner organizations in Puerto Rico to send a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure highlighting the urgent need for equity in the island’s Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter notes Puerto Rico’s Read more…