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On the 'tightrope' of home services for seniors
They fear that the federal government will reduce payments to health providers. A new cut to the payment of traditional Medicare home...
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Oct 31, 2024
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Puerto Rico: MMAPA and other entities ask CMS to maintain base payments for home health providers under Medicare
The cuts proposed for 2025 will further exacerbate the disparity for thousands of elderly patients on the island Medicare es un programa...
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Oct 31, 2024
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CMS Final Medicare Advantage Rate Notice for 2025 worsens funding gap for beneficiaries in Puerto Rico
MMAPA and Healthcare Coalition will continue to seek fair solutions for US senior citizens living on the island San Juan (April 4, 2024)...
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Apr 12, 2024
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Puerto Rico’s Medicare Advantage disparity in Puerto Rico will “worsen,” warns MMAPA
Click here to read the original article published on El Nuevo Día
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Apr 9, 2024
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Request for additional information on Medicare Advantage by HHS Secretary Becerra gives hope to seniors and health providers in PR
For Immediate Release Contact: Melisa Diaz 202.285.0785 /melisa@melisadiaz.com March 20, 2024, San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico...
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Mar 25, 2024
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How Medicare leaves Puerto Ricans behind
The historically underfunding of the Medicare Advantage program in Puerto Rico seriously affects our elderly, especially those who suffer...
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Mar 8, 2024
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‘This is it’: Puerto Rico hopes time is now for Medicare Advantage pay fix
by Robert King, POLITICO February 9, 2024 https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/02/this-is-it-puerto-rico-hopes-time-is-now-for...
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Feb 13, 2024
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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and 12 other Democrats ask to improve payments to Medicare Advantage plans in Puerto Rico
warned that payments to Puerto Rico plans are 39% below the average at the United States level. “It is very clear that Additional...
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Jan 30, 2024
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21 professional and health organizations urge HHS to implement 3 specific and immediate initiatives to close the gap in federal funding for MA in Puerto Rico.
San Juan, November 14, 2023 – A group of 20 health-related entities and associations joined the Puerto Rico Medicaid and Medicare...
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Jan 30, 2024
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Medicare Advantage Plans in Puerto Rico report hundreds of millions in losses for first half of 2023
(San Juan, August 24, 2023) Official financial reports filed by Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations as of and for the six...
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Jan 24, 2024
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ICYMI: MMAPA Co-Hosts Series of Virtual Town Halls With HHS on Healthcare for Americans in Puerto Ri
MMAPA is grateful for the experts at HHS who helped lead these town halls and provided information and answers to questions on healthcare...
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Sep 13, 2023
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MMAPA Partners With HHS to Host Virtual Town Hall Series With Americans in Puerto Rico
The series of virtual town halls, which ran last week and is continuing this week, is focused on vaccination and healthcare on the island...
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Sep 12, 2023
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MA Rate Announcement Still Imposes Disproportionate Risk Model Reductions to Puerto Rico, But Change
“MMAPA and the healthcare community in Puerto Rico will continue to work with the Biden Administration on a path forward that advances...
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Sep 11, 2023
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Puerto Rico To Be Disproportionately Harmed By Proposed Changes In MA Advance Notice
New report from Milliman shows Puerto Rico will face a significantly higher MA payment reduction than the national average. MMAPA...
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Sep 9, 2023
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The Hill: Puerto Rico health care providers call for Medicare equity
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...
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Sep 8, 2023
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Modern Healthcare: Puerto Rico: The ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Medicare Advantage growth
Puerto Rico: The ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Medicare Advantage growth By Maya Goldman, Modern Healthcare Medicare Advantage enrollment...
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Sep 8, 2023
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Sep 8, 2023
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Sep 7, 2023
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Sep 6, 2023
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MA Advance Notice: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Letter to Secretary Becerr
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Sep 5, 2023
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