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Health care system "collapse": Doctors, experts sound …

(9 days ago) WebPuerto Rico's health care system still feeling the impact after Hurricane Maria 07:30. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which hit in 2017, Puerto Rico's public health care system was flooded

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-health-care-system-collapse/

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

(3 days ago) WebWhy Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health professionals to leave the island WLRN 91.3 FM By Helen Acevedo Published December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM EST

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

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More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system

(Just Now) WebHeart disease is a leading cause of death in Puerto Rico, with rates increasing 11 percent in 2022. But there are only 95 cardiologists — or one for every 17,500 adults between ages 18 and 64

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/more-people-are-dying-in-puerto-rico-as-its-health-care-system-crumbles/ar-AA1kEQtR

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(Just Now) WebHERNANDEZ: Puerto Rico’s health care system is pretty complicated. It depends a lot on the federal government. And that’s where if you ask, you know, state officials, people with the

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system/

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The Challenges of Inequitable Care: A Look at Puerto Rico Versus …

(1 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines a disparity as “differences in health, which are not only unnecessary and avoidable but, in addition, are considered unfair and unjust” ().This definition could not be more clearly illustrated than in the case of Puerto Rico, where the clear-cut differences in federal health care funding and resources compared with the …

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.007

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The impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s health system: …

(6 days ago) WebAfter its landfall in Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Maria caused the longest blackout in United States history, producing cascading effects on a health care system that had already been weakened by decades of public sector austerity and neoliberal health reforms. This article addresses how health care professionals and administrators …

https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-021-00228-w

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high …

(4 days ago) WebPuerto Rico’s death rate last year surpassed that of any year in the past two decades, including when Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island in 2017. Washington Post reporter Arelis Hernandez joins us to discuss her reporting on how Puerto Rico’s crumbling health care system is leading to the high death rate.

https://www.wusf.org/2023-12-13/puerto-ricos-crumbling-health-care-system-contributes-to-high-death-rate

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Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico Health …

(5 days ago) WebReports. Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico Health Care System. Publication Date. Jan 11, 2017. Files. Document. PuertoRico_Assessment.pdf (pdf, 785.63 KB) Topics. Key Indicators Healthcare Delivery.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/evidence-indicates-range-challenges-puerto-rico-health-care-system

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high

(6 days ago) WebDecember 13, 2023. Puerto Rico’s death rate last year surpassed that of any year in the past two decades, including when Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island in 2017. Washington Post

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/13/puerto-rico-health-care

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Puerto Rico's Health Care Workers, System Struggles To Treat

(2 days ago) WebNew York Times: Puerto Rico’s Health Care Is in Dire Condition, Three Weeks After Maria “…Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, many sick people across the

https://www.kff.org/news-summary/puerto-ricos-health-care-workers-system-struggles-to-treat-patients-amid-power-outages-communications-challenges-following-hurricane-maria/

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Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico …

(5 days ago) WebSelf-reported health status is far worse in Puerto Rico, with adults reporting higher rates of fair or poor health (35.4 percent compared to 17.9 percent in 2014). In this report, we describe the demographic and economic contexts …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/private/pdf/255466/PuertoRico_Assessment.pdf

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Puerto Rico's health system after Hurricane Maria - The Lancet

(5 days ago) WebHurricane Maria has put pressure on Puerto Rico’s health-care system, but a looming budgetary shortfall could be even more devastating. Ted Alcorn reports. A fortnight after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, the island’s shattered health system struggled to meet even basic needs, and girded itself for a lengthy recovery Because

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(17)32591-6.pdf

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Puerto Rico Health Care Infrastructure Assessment

(Just Now) WebInterviews focused on four broad areas: (1) economic and social conditions affecting the Puerto Rican health care system, (2) federal and commonwealth policies affecting the Puerto Rican health care system, (3) barriers to health and health care services in Puerto Rico, and (4) promising strategies to overcome such barriers.

https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/87011/2001050-puerto-rico-health-care-infratructure-assessment-site-visit-report_1.pdf

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What Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll Reveals About Health Care in …

(7 days ago) WebThere are three explanations for why so many people died after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017: the anemic response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the poor levels of

https://hbr.org/2018/06/what-hurricane-marias-death-toll-reveals-about-health-care-in-puerto-rico

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Healthcare in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Our Big Opportunity

(7 days ago) WebFunding: The gap persists. Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicaid represent $8 of every 10 dollars spent on healthcare in Puerto Rico. The funding levels of these two programs determine the degree of care available for over 2 million people on the Island. Medicaid. The Federal government has assigned $19.4 billion in Medicaid funds …

https://v2aconsulting.com/healthcare-in-puerto-rico-challenges-and-our-big-opportunity/

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Health and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After …

(3 days ago) WebShort abstract. This overview of health and social services in Puerto Rico includes 31 courses of action to better recover from health crises, build a more resilient system to future disasters, and actively promote health and well-being. Keywords: Puerto Rico, Natural Hazards, Disaster Recovery Operations, Hurricanes, Critical Infrastructure

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383835/

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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 lower quality of care than white or Hispanic enrollees residing in the United States (50 states and Washington, DC). The authors found that these disparities persisted after adjusting …

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

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Hurricane María and Public Health in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned …

(9 days ago) WebBackground: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people although the Harvard University survey in 2018 placed that number much higher at 4 645 [1, 2]. The island’s infrastructure was devastated. Eight months later in May 2020, many …

https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.3869

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Puerto Rico's health system after Hurricane Maria - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebHurricane Maria has put pressure on Puerto Rico's health-care system, but a looming budgetary shortfall could be even more devastating. Ted Alcorn reports. A fortnight after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, the island's shattered health system struggled to meet even basic needs, and girded itself for a lengthy recovery. …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32591-6/fulltext

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Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico still struggling to provide health care

(Just Now) WebPuerto Rico’s health care system is being pushed to its limits in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria as hospitals and clinics grapple with crippling losses of power, fuel and medical supplies.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/29/maria-ravaged-puerto-rico-still-struggling-provide-health-care-residents/717513001/

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Changes in Migration and Mortality Among Patients With Kidney …

(3 days ago) WebHowever, the health care system in Puerto Rico has faced a number of ongoing challenges, including low funding and shortages of health care facilities and medical professionals. 56,57 In addition to patients, health care practitioners are continuing to migrate away from Puerto Rico. 58,59,60 The exodus appears to be accelerating after …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9375170/

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What to Know About the Healthcare System in Puerto Rico

(2 days ago) WebPublic Healthcare System. Public healthcare in Puerto Rico is run by the government and is similar to Medicaid in that only select individuals, such as the impoverished or elderly, may qualify. However, there are three key differences. First of all, recipients can’t choose their healthcare providers. Instead, they are referred to the …

https://www.transworldeducation.com/what-to-know-about-the-healthcare-system-in-puerto-rico/

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Changes in Migration and Mortality Among Patients With Kidney …

(Just Now) WebThe CMS issued a statement on October 17, 2017, that indicated that people with kidney failure in Puerto Rico were a top priority population. 20 The US Department of Health and Human Services along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency However, the health care system in Puerto Rico has faced a number of ongoing …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2794996

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Hazard Communication Standard; Final Rule Occupational Safety …

(7 days ago) Web[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 44144-44461] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-08568] Vol. 89 Monday, No. 98 May 20, 2024 Part IV Department of Labor ----- Occupational Safety and Health Administration --- …

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/federalregister/2024-05-20

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