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 Read more…
Today, Roberto Pando Cintron, President of the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA), issued the following statement after Congress passed an appropriations package that included unprecedented Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico: “The people of Puerto Rico Read more…
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 Read more…
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 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 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 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 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 Read more…