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Why Washington must save Puerto Rico from the 'Medicaid cliff'
One consequence of the plan to fête terrorist Oscar López Rivera in the Puerto Rican Day Parade is the damage it has done to efforts to save the ...
Healthcare Industry Asks for Caution
The Government’s recommendations for the healthcare sector include restricting certain services
Board clash with Rosselló spreads to healthcare
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board's clash with Gov. Ricardo Rosselló escalated as the panel said one of his government's new healthcare laws...
Concern Over the End of Obamacare Funds
While negotiating the healthcare contracts with Mi Salud, the insurance companies fear for the future
Bill Nelson seeks to extend prescription drug subsidies to Puerto Rico seniors
Florida's Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is seeking to extend Medicare low-income prescription drug subsidies to resident of Puerto Rico, with...
Trump Kicks Off Fight With Dems on Tax Plan
... Democrats for "trying to bail out insurance companies from disastrous Obamacare, and Puerto Rico with your tax dollars" – calling the...
Multisectorial commission identifies funds
It could make up for the gap in Medicaid’s fiscal abyss
Zika outbreak over in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico health department issued a statement on Monday saying there's been about 10 reports per four week period of the mosquito-borne...
Obamacare On Hold
Island authorities keep an eye on the health reform process initiated in the US
Government resumes efforts for Medicaid funds
Puerto Rico will seek to be included in the complicated congressional agenda to save the government health plan
Medical Cannabis Association Favors New Regulatory Bill
SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rican Medicinal Cannabis Association (PRMCA) on Friday supported the bill introduced by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to regulate the...
US Sen. Bill Nelson files bill to help seniors in Puerto Rico with cost of prescription drugs
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, has filed legislation to help an estimated 400,000 low-income seniors living in Puerto Rico afford the cost of their ...
Price: Puerto Rico Needs $900 Million More For Medicaid
Puerto Rico's Medicaid program will need a $900 million infusion from Congress to operate through June 2018, HHS Secretary Tom Price told ...
Plaskett Satisfied With Spending Bill Averting Government Shutdown; Expresses Concern With PR ...
The delegate to Congress also highlighted her concerns with the $295 million allocated to Puerto Rico to supplement the island's healthcare...
Puerto Rico declares Zika epidemic to be over
Puerto Rico's Zika epidemic has ended, officials said Monday, noting substantially fewer new cases this spring. Only 10 cases have been reported...

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