By Dr. José Novoa: Dr. Novoa Chairs MMAPA’s Committee of Chief Medical Officers. Full op-ed published in El Nuevo Dia on November 22, 2022. In Puerto Rico, more than 9 out of 10 eligible Medicare beneficiaries have chosen the Medicare Advantage (MA) program to receive their benefits under a 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…
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…
Originally published in the San Juan Daily Star here. By John McPhaul With key federal Medicaid funding for the U.S. territories set to expire Dec. 13, Congress must act before then — ideally in forthcoming economic legislation — to avoid leaving residents of the territories to face potentially deep cuts Read more…
KFF: Challenges in the U.S. Territories: COVID-19 and the Medicaid Financing Cliff By Lina Stolyar, Kendal Orgera, and Robin Rudowitz May 18, 2021 More than a year into the public health emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the lives of Americans including those living in the U.S. territories. Prior Read more…