MMAPA Companies COVID-19 Aid Efforts

33 organizations form the Puerto Rico Healthcare Coalition (PRHC) submitted today a Community Letter to CMS, requesting three concrete and urgent actions for the Medicare Advantage program in Puerto Rico: Establish a reasonable benchmark floor; Implement a minimum Average Geographic Adjustment of 0.70 t; and Work with Congress to extend essential federal programs (MSP, LTSS, LIS, SSI, SNAP) to Puerto Rico With 96% of Medicare-eligible older adults in Puerto Rico enrolled in M

We commend Resident Commissioner,  Pablo José Hernández,  for introducing the Medicare Advantage Integrity Act of 2025, a vital step toward addressing the payment disparities that have long disadvantaged Puerto Rico within the Medicare Advantage program. By establishing a reasonable floor for benchmark rates in regions with high Medicare Advantage penetration, this bill ensures that seniors in Puerto Rico receive access to care and benefits comparable to those on the mainland

MMAPA proudly participated in the Leadership Luncheon of the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women (NACOPRW) at the Centro para Puerto Rico in San Juan. Before an audience of leaders from NACOPRW chapters across the United States, Solange De Lahongrais, Esq., delivered a compelling message on the urgent need for Medicare equity for Puerto Rico. She underscored the funding disparities that place Puerto Rico’s Medicare Advantage base rates 39% below the national average, de