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…