More than 900,000 Puerto Ricans will lose their Medicaid coverage in September unless Congress acts, and now Democrats are rolling out plans to aid U.S. territories.
Supplemental federal funds of some $11 billion for Puerto Rico will expire at the end of the fiscal year. Once that happens, the commonwealth, which currently has over $70 billion in debt, will have no choice but to rely on a federal matching system for U.S. territories that ignores its massive levels of poverty.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s health subcommittee will hold a hearing June 20 to address the looming situation ...
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