Members of Congress reach deal to fund Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program in a way that prevents it from running out of federal money by the end of the year and ensures stable funding for the next five years.
That temporarily changed after the pandemic, when Congress passed legislation increasing Medicaid funding by 6% to states and U.S. territories.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who was among those who helped negotiate the deal, said these funds"will provide Puerto Rico with federal dollars that will enable the island to make critical investments that will help stabilize their health care system, retain health care providers, and improve access and quality of care for all of its residents."
The bill's failure would also trigger a significant decrease in the allotment Puerto Rico gets to fund its Medicaid program.
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