Eliminating Medicaid Funding Caps for U.S. Territories: Healthcare Parity.
This bill eliminates the federal funding limitations (caps) for the Medicaid program in five U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This change ensures that residents of these territories will receive Medicaid-funded healthcare access on the same basis as citizens in the states. The goal is to significantly improve the stability and availability of local medical services.
Key points
Removes the federal Medicaid funding cap for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, effective starting fiscal year 2023.
Grants residents of these territories equal access to federal healthcare funding, enhancing the stability and availability of local medical systems and services.
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