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Comparing Puerto Rican’s Health Status, Access to …

(3 days ago) WEBhealth outcomes of Puerto Ricans. Many Puerto Ricans are still dealing with the damage and Access to Care Files.” Medicare & Medicaid Research Review. 4 (2014): E1-E16. https://www.cms. death toll is 46 times higher than the government’s previous count. …

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/CMS-OMH-October2018-Puerto-Rico-Data-Highlight.pdf

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Bridging the Gap: Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Puerto …

(1 days ago) WEBThe healthcare system in Puerto Rico is burdened with unique issues such as the exclusion of crucial federal benefits, lower-quality care, reduced Medicare …

https://medriva.com/health/healthcare/bridging-the-gap-addressing-healthcare-disparities-in-puerto-ricos-medicare-system/

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Taking Care of the Puerto Rican Patient: Historical …

(3 days ago) WEBPuerto Ricans on the mainland report a lack of adequate access to health care, poorer health status, more chronic illnesses, worse psychological distress, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549386/

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Understanding the Health Needs of Hispanic …

(5 days ago) WEBrespondents, rates were 7.5 percent and 8.2 percent respectively, and the disability rate for Puerto Ricans was 14.0 percent. 6. Health care insurancecoverage is instrumental to …

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/Understanding-the-Health-Needs-of-Hispanic-Medicare-Beneficiariespdf.pdf

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Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation to …

(3 days ago) WEBMost Puerto Ricans depend on public health insurance such as Medicaid and Medicare; commercial insurance or employer-provided insurance sectors are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698747/

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Puerto Rico health care providers call for Medicare equity

(4 days ago) WEBPuerto 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 …

https://thehill.com/latino/3258131-puerto-rico-health-care-providers-call-for-medicare-equity/

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New tip sheet on health disparities in Puerto Rico

(3 days ago) WEBIn his visit to Puerto Rico earlier this month, President Biden pledged $60 million in disaster relief, and you may want to ask the Federal Emergency Management …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2022/10/new-tip-sheet-on-health-disparities-in-puerto-rico/

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Aging and the Left Behind: Puerto Rico and Its …

(3 days ago) WEBAbout 92% of older adults in Puerto Rico have health insurance, 63.5% through public health care systems (Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Affairs). …

https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/62/7/964/6607773

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Taking Care of the Puerto Rican Patient: Historical - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction: Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US at 18% of the population, of which Puerto Ricans are the second largest subgroup. Puerto Ricans …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33083536/

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Taxed by Territory Status: Medicare Advantage - Health Care …

(7 days ago) WEBMore than 70% of Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico are enrolled in MA, a privately administered Medicare program with plan payments determined by bidding. …

https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/news/taxed-territory-status-medicare-advantage-financing-and-quality-mainland-us-vs-puerto-rico-and

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Disparities in Health Care in Puerto Rico vs the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIn this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Rivera-Hernandez and colleagues 1 report that Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees in the territory of Puerto Rico receive substantially …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2516763

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Medicare Advantage Financing and Quality in Puerto Rico vs the …

(Just Now) WEBResidents pay many federal taxes, including Medicare payroll taxes, but they do not receive important federal benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2796409

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Medicare in Puerto Rico - The United States Social Security …

(Just Now) WEBSSA.gov. Social Security Administration. Publication No. 05-10521. September 2022 (Recycle prior editions) Medicare in Puerto Rico. Produced and published at U.S. …

https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10521.pdf

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Your Money Or Your Life: Federal Policies And Health Disparities In

(Just Now) WEBPuerto Rico spent over $19 billion from 1998 to 2013, covering the local share of its spending on the medically indigent. Over the same period, the Puerto Rican …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/your-money-your-life-federal-policies-and-health-disparities-puerto-rico

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Supporting Medicare in Puerto Rico CMS

(2 days ago) WEBStaff from the Department have met regularly with the government of Puerto Rico. Coupled with numerous meetings with key stakeholders, the Department is …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/supporting-medicare-puerto-rico

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Puerto Rico: Fast Facts KFF

(6 days ago) WEBMedicare or Military: 11%: 11%: Uninsured: 6%: 9%: Puerto Ricans are natural-born U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico’s health care system faces a number of …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/puerto-rico-fast-facts/

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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health

(3 days ago) WEBFewer than a third of its municipalities have hospitals with accessible beds, and some Puerto Ricans live as far as 20 miles away from the nearest hospital. The …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-12-04/puerto-rico-mortality-rate-healthcare-system

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Important decisions about your new Medicare coverage

(Just Now) WEBHelp for people with limited income and resources. Puerto Rico has programs available to help people with limited income and resources to pay for Medicare costs. For more …

https://www.medicare.gov/media/11989-Welcome-to-Medicare-packate-Puerto-Rico.pdf

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Puerto Rico - 2022 - III.B. Overview of the State

(7 days ago) WEBEvery four years, a governor, 28 senators, and 51 House members are elected to serve in the PR government. A non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives is also …

https://mchb.tvisdata.hrsa.gov/Narratives/Overview/11398a5a-3858-47e2-a7b3-e0d3f8226c3b

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A Shrinking Primary Care Workforce in Puerto Rico AAFP

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2018, two-thirds of primary care physicians in Puerto Rico were older than 55 years, compared with 43% nationwide. Meanwhile, only four out of every 10 …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0101/p13.html

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Puerto Rico Medicaid

(7 days ago) WEBApproximately half of Puerto Rico's 3.5 million residents have low incomes and depend upon the public health system for their medical care. Through Section 1108 of the …

https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews/puerto-rico.html

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Puerto Rico is Voting for its Future TIME

(1 days ago) WEBThe Puerto Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto Ricans vote in the general election in San Juan on Nov. 3, 2020. Alejandro Granadillo …

https://time.com/6969980/puerto-rico-voting-future/

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