Rep. Velazquez Reintroduces Bill to Provide Medicaid Parity for Puerto Rico
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has reintroduced the "Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act," legislation that would put Puerto Rico's Medicaid program on a path to parity with Medicaid programs in U.S. states.
"Even before the pandemic, Puerto Rico faced a looming health care crisis, which has been fueled by a disparate tr . . .
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has reintroduced the "Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act," legislation that would put Puerto Rico's Medicaid program on a path to parity with Medicaid programs in U.S. states.
"Even before the pandemic, Puerto Rico faced a looming health care crisis, which has been fueled by a disparate tr . . .