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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) WEBThe head of Miami-based Borinquen Medical Centers worries the continuing decline of Puerto Rico’s health care system is going to drive more doctors, nurses and …

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

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The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

(Just Now) WEBPuerto Rico’s healthcare system remains notably more threadbare than who are still stuck in hospitals in Puerto Rico, waiting for care, because of health …

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/puerto-rico-healthcare-crisis/

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Puerto Rico Risks Health Care, Fiscal Crisis Without Medicaid Fix …

(2 days ago) WEBA large decrease in Medicaid funding, as would occur if the CMS interpretation is overturned and adequate resources are not added, would be a massive …

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(Just Now) WEBCHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, INTERNATIONAL HOST: And now, to a growing problem in America’s backyard. Puerto Rico is in the midst of a health care crisis after …

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

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Health and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After …

(3 days ago) WEBGiven that many of Puerto Rico's current problems have roots that long predate the 2017 hurricanes, Puerto Rico's recovery presents an opportunity to …

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

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Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation to Reflect …

(3 days ago) WEBThere are several structural challenges regarding the how the healthcare system operates and its capacity to address the population’s health needs. In the …

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

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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 …

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

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(1 days ago) WEB♪♪ >>> and now, to a growing problem in america's backyard. puerto rico is in the midst of a health care crisis, after a series of natch ram disasters hit its rapidly …

https://www.pbs.org/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system-kmr7id/

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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 …

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

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Puerto Rico’s health care system is still in crisis after

(5 days ago) WEBNearly three years after Hurricane Maria, hospitals and clinics in Puerto Rico remain shuttered, leaving the island in health care crisis. In January, 13-year-old Jaideliz Moreno Ventura died when

https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/2/27/21150176/puerto-rico-health-care-hospital-access-hurricane-maria

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New tip sheet on health disparities in Puerto Rico

(3 days ago) WEBA shared concern among public health researchers is that Puerto Rico lacks adequate long-term care options for the territory’s aging population; more than a …

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

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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. …

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

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The Recovery of Community Health Centers in Puerto Rico and the …

(Just Now) WEBHealth centers in Puerto Rico and USVI have been recognized by the federal government for quality and efficiency. 5 In September 2018, the Department of …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/the-recovery-of-community-health-centers-in-puerto-rico-and-the-us-virgin-islands-one-year-after-hurricanes-maria-and-irma-issue-brief/

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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. …

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

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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. …

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

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

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

(2 days ago) WEBMore people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system crumbles. Story by Omaya Sosa Pascual, Jeniffer Wiscovitch, Arelis R. Hernández, Andrew Tran, Dylan …

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

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The Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis Annals of the American …

(7 days ago) WEBWithout intervention, it has been estimated that Puerto Rico’s healthcare system will suffer the immediate loss of half a billion dollars, hospitals will lose $150 …

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201508-531PS

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Puerto Rico - Country Profile Health in the Americas

(6 days ago) WEBBetween 2000 and 2017, the average number of years of schooling in Puerto Rico increased by 15.2%, reaching an average of 12.9 years in the latest year for which …

https://hia.paho.org/en/countries-2022/puerto-rico-country-profile

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Medicaid Financing Cliff: Implications for the Health Care Systems …

(7 days ago) WEBIn Puerto Rico, recent trends and projections show an expected decline in Medicaid enrollment from 1.5 million to 1.2 million from 2017 to 2020 due to expiration of …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicaid-financing-cliff-implications-for-the-health-care-systems-in-puerto-rico-and-usvi-issue-brief/

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Health and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After …

(4 days ago) WEBThis 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 …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2603.html

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Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria KFF

(7 days ago) WEBThis issue brief provides a snapshot of key public health challenges in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. It discusses topics such as mortality, food, water, …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/public-health-in-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-maria/

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The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR

(8 days ago) WEBThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250515730/solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

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