Earlier this week, health care reporter Marga Parés of El Nuevo Día published an article examining the impact of the recently passed federal spending package on Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program. This spending bill, which was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, includes up to five years of 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…
Last month, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) President Roberto Pando Cintrón submitted a statement for the record calling on Congress to approve a long-term funding solution for Puerto Rico’s federal health care programs. In his statement, Pando Cintrón highlighted that Puerto Rico falls 41% below the national average Read more…