As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has unequal access to Medicaid funding. Even though the poverty rate in Puerto Rico is over two times higher than in Mississippi, the nation’s poorest state ...

President Donald Trump intervened to cut the federal government’s Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico as part of a larger government spending deal, according to four sources with knowledge of the ...

Members of Congress reached a deal Tuesday to fund Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program in a way that prevents it from running out of federal money by the end of the year and ensures stable funding ...

A major precipitating factor of the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico is Medicaid. Federal law provides that the federal government supply block grants to its territories, including Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico’s push for more federal Medicaid funding and its success in vaccinating residents were among the topics its governor discussed in a recent interview with CQ Roll Call. Unlike states ...

Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) with an offer: Would Democrats back the disaster supplemental if Republicans added billions in Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico? At that point, Scalise and other GOP ...

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Overall, Puerto Rico faces a crushing debt of more than $70 billion — much of it due to the territory's large Medicaid expenses. That's on an island where the average household earns $20,000 ...

Puerto Rico, which emerged from a record bankruptcy last year, may face budget deficits as soon as fiscal 2028 as the commonwealth’s spending plan depends on uncertain federal Medicaid funding.