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

(3 days ago) WebThe story noted that the collapsing healthcare system had left large swaths of Puerto Rico with scant medical infrastructure and personnel. The number of physicians dropped by almost 50%.

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

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Why Puerto Rico had an unexpectedly high rate of deaths last year

(4 days ago) 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 …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/puerto-rico-deaths/

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

(2 days ago) WebPuerto Rico Risks Health Care, Fiscal Crisis Without Medicaid Fix This Winter. September 29, 2022, 2:37 pm decreasing from almost $3 billion to about $400 …

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

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Lack of Federal Action Puts Puerto Rico and Other …

(9 days ago) WebIt is hard to see how Puerto Rico could possibly do that in fiscal year 2023 and beyond, considering Puerto Rico’s ongoing fiscal and debt crisis, the need to get approval from the Financial Oversight and …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2022/10/04/lack-of-federal-action-puts-puerto-rico-and-other-territories-in-peril-of-dire-medicaid-fiscal-cliff-yet-again/

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(1 days ago) WebArelis Hernández of the Washington Post discusses Puerto Rico's healthcare crisis. BUT THE TRENDS THAT WE SEE IN THE DATA SUGGEST …

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

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

(9 days ago) Web"The collapse is caused mainly by debt and the economic crisis in Puerto Rico and historic privatization of the health care system there. patients until March of 2023. He said the delay can

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

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Healthcare in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Our Big …

(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 …

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

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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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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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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(Just Now) Web12.04.2023. Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System. Arelis Hernandez. WATCH SEGMENT. 12.04.2023. Arelis Hernández of the Washington Post on Puerto …

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

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‘The last thing I wanted’: cesarean rates in Puerto Rico soar amid

(9 days ago) WebThe island registered 17,772 childbirths in 2023, its lowest number since records began to be kept in 1888, before the US invaded Puerto Rico, according to …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/puerto-rico-cesarean-sections-health-crisis

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Puerto Rico’s Attempts to Address a Public Health Crisis Struck …

(5 days ago) WebSummary and Legal Background. On January 18, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-law-and-medicine/article/puerto-ricos-attempts-to-address-a-public-health-crisis-struck-down-by-the-united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-first-circuit/AB1D98A585229633D7BDC2961087567E

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Medicaid Security Granted to Puerto Rico for Five Years

(5 days ago) WebThe Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill, became law on December 29, 2022. It mentions Puerto Rico 41 times, including a …

https://puertoricoreport.com/medicaid-security-granted-to-puerto-rico-for-five-years/

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Medicaid and CHIP …

(4 days ago) WebWhile the Consolidated Appropriations Act drastically reduces federal funding for Puerto Rico after fiscal year 2027, relative to current law, the funding levels under …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/01/05/consolidated-appropriations-act-2023-medicaid-and-chip-provisions-explained/

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A Healthcare System in Crisis: How Public Health Emergencies in …

(5 days ago) WebThis presentation will describe current health policy dilemmas in Puerto Rico and will characterize inequities across the following domains: (1) coverage and …

https://publichealth.nyu.edu/events-news/events/2022/11/02/healthcare-system-crisis-how-public-health-emergencies-puerto-rico

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Steadfast in Support of …

(6 days ago) WebWith the support of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, the Puerto Rico Department of the Family …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-steadfast-in-support-of-puerto-ricos-renewal/

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Exodus of Doctors: A Problem That Defies Simple Solutions

(9 days ago) WebThe emigration of doctors out of Puerto Rico has raised alarms in some sectors. Many link it to the multiple problems that patients currently face with the island’s …

https://grupocne.org/2023/03/05/exodus-of-doctors-a-problem-that-defies-simple-solutions/

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The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

(Just Now) WebAnd the crisis is hurting children most of all. This article appears in the April 2024 issue, with the headline “Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster.”. S an Juan, Puerto …

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

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Partnership aimed at addressing structural issues affecting health

(3 days ago) WebKennesaw State University associate professor of psychology and associate director of the AMES Research Center, Israel Sánchez-Cardona will embark on a five …

https://www.kennesaw.edu/news/stories/2023/professor-grant-health-disparities-puerto-rico.php

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Puerto Rico: A U.S. Territory in Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations

(4 days ago) WebThe 2008 global financial crisis hit Puerto Rico especially hard, with the recession further lowering tax revenues, souring an early-2000s construction boom, and …

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/puerto-rico-us-territory-crisis

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Puerto Rico: Healthcare workers plan to protest in San Juan from …

(7 days ago) WebEvent. Unionized healthcare workers represented by the General Union of Workers ( Union General de Trabajadores) plan to protest on Avenida F. D. Roosevelt on Oct. 16. The …

https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2023/10/puerto-rico-healthcare-workers-plan-to-protest-in-san-juan-from-1130-oct-16

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Puerto Rico - 2023 - III.B. Overview of the State

(7 days ago) WebAccording to the report “Population Decline and School Closure in Puerto Rico” (Center for PR Studies, May 2019), 65% of public schools in the rural areas closedcompared to 35% …

https://mchb.tvisdata.hrsa.gov/Narratives/Overview/e9e24283-8c70-44a5-8de3-316c06d938b9

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Mental Health and Crisis Counseling Programs Aid Puerto Rico

(4 days ago) WebOver 300 counselors have been trained to conduct outreach in the communities across the island. These mental health and crisis counseling programs are …

https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230502/mental-health-and-crisis-counseling-programs-aid-puerto-rico

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WebIn FY 2024, SAMHSA provided $1.01 billion in funding to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Launched new Medicare mental health crisis …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health

(8 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task Force …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20240514/maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care

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Text - H.R.253 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Puerto Rico Nutrition

(4 days ago) Web(a) Submission of plan of operation.—On designating an agency of the kind described in section 3(s)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(s)(1)), the …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/253/text

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A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel …

(Just Now) WebIn November 2023, the federal government allocated $440 million in funding for rooftop solar energy in Puerto Rico, part of a billion dollar energy investment in the …

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10052024/puerto-rico-rooftop-solar/

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Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth

(2 days ago) WebA growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis. in Puerto Rico collapsed, in part the environment and a member …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/science/astronomy-climate-change.html

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S.1599 - Data to Save Moms Act 118th Congress (2023-2024)

(6 days ago) Web(a) In general.—Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(9) G RANTS TO PROMOTE …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1599/text

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