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MMAPA Prioritizes Fixing Medicare Advantage in 2023
After an important step by Congress that provides more stability in Medicaid funding, MMAPA will continue to push for more equitable...

Press Release
Sep 4, 2023
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MMAPA Leadership Quoted in El Nuevo DÃa Story on Medicaid Funding
Earlier this week,health care reporterMarga Parés of El Nuevo DÃa published an article examining the impact of the recently...
Article
Sep 3, 2023
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MMAPA Statement on Inclusion of Unprecedented Medicaid Funding for Puerto Rico in Omnibus
Today, Roberto Pando Cintron, President of the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA), issued the...
Article
Sep 2, 2023
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MMAPA CMOs: Managed Care Is Key to a Healthier Puerto Rico
By Dr. José Novoa: Dr. Novoa Chairs MMAPA’s Committee of Chief Medical Officers. Full op-ed published in El Nuevo Dia on November 22,...
Article
Sep 1, 2023
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Article
Aug 31, 2023
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MMAPA Letter to CMS Requests Action To Address Inequities Facing Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
MMAPA officials outlined funding concerns and policy considerations for key health program serving over 90% of eligible American seniors...

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Aug 30, 2023
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MMAPA Comment Letter On CMS Request For Information On Medicare Advantage
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Press Release
Aug 29, 2023
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MMAPA CMOs: Puerto Rico must strengthen the response of health services in emergency management
ull op-ed published in El Nuevo Dia on July 19, 2022. Despite the chaos that Hurricane Maria caused in Puerto Rico five years ago, our...

Press Release
Aug 28, 2023
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Modern Healthcare: Puerto Rico: The ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Medicare Advantage growth
Puerto Rico: The ‘canary in the coal mine’ for Medicare Advantage growth By Maya Goldman, Modern Healthcare Medicare Advantage enrollment...

Modern Healtcare
Aug 27, 2023
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Capitol Hill Meetings Underscore Need For Equitable Treatment Of PR Health Programs
MMAPA representatives offered tangible solutions to long-standing inequity in federal health care funding during fly-in meetings with...

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Aug 26, 2023
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Advocates For Health Care Equity In Puerto Rico Bring Their Message To Capitol Hill
Hill meetings echo the calls of health care experts presenting at Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón's Monday briefing on...

Press Release
Aug 25, 2023
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Health Care Leaders Applaud Rep. González-Colón Legislation To Establish Equitable Medicare Advantag
MMAPA urges Congress to pass proposals from the resident commissioner designed to strengthen federal health programs for the American...

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Aug 24, 2023
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Inequity In Medicare Increases For Puerto Rico With The Release Of The Medicare Advantage Base Payme
April 27, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) expressed...

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Aug 23, 2023
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The Hill: Puerto Rico health care providers call for Medicare equity
Published in The Hill on April 5, 2022 By Rafael Bernal Puerto Rico’s health care industry is raising the alarm over disparities in how...

THE HILL
Aug 22, 2023
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Puerto Rico Health Organizations Highlight Inequitable Medicare Advantage Rates To Biden Administrat
This week, MMAPA joined community and partner organizations in Puerto Rico to send a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary...

Press Release
Aug 21, 2023
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MMAPA Supports Bipartisan Push To Address Medicare Advantage Inequities, Requests HHS Action For Ame
Members of Congress pen bipartisan letter to Secretary Becerra urging a solution to disparities in Medicare Advantage, the backbone of...

Press Release
Aug 20, 2023
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Expert: Congress Must Act To Avoid Deep Medicaid Funding Cuts In The Territories
Originally published in the San Juan Daily Star here . By John McPhaul With key federal Medicaid funding for the U.S. territories set to...

Press Release
Aug 19, 2023
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico Needs Federal Equity In Medicare Advantage
Featured in El Nuevo Dia here . March 19, 2022 This column was written by the Board of Directors of the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage...

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Aug 18, 2023
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MMAPA Letter To CMS Underscores Need To Break Spiral To The Bottom, Address Inequities For Medicare
Medicare Advantage (MA) rates present a perfect opportunity for CMS to act on inequities in federal programs ahead of the 2023 MA rates...

Press Release
Aug 17, 2023
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MMAPA Elects New President, Board of Directors for 2022
Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico (MMAPA) announced...

Press Release
Aug 16, 2023
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