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Health care system "collapse": Doctors, experts sound …

(9 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico's health care system still feeling the impact after Hurricane Maria 07:30. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which hit in 2017, Puerto Rico's public health care system was flooded

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-health-care-system-collapse/

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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health

(3 days ago) WEBThe story noted that the collapsing healthcare system had left large swaths of Puerto Rico with scant medical infrastructure and personnel. The number of …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-12-04/puerto-rico-mortality-rate-healthcare-system

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(Just Now) WEBHERNANDEZ: Puerto Rico’s health care system is pretty complicated. It depends a lot on the federal government. and you have hospitals that are running into …

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system/

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Puerto Rico Risks Health Care, Fiscal Crisis Without Medicaid Fix …

(2 days ago) WEBA large decrease in Medicaid funding, as would occur if the CMS interpretation is overturned and adequate resources are not added, would be a massive …

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter

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New tip sheet on health disparities in Puerto Rico

(3 days ago) WEBA shared concern among public health researchers is that Puerto Rico lacks adequate long-term care options for the territory’s aging population; more than a …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2022/10/new-tip-sheet-on-health-disparities-in-puerto-rico/

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Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation to Reflect …

(3 days ago) WEBThere are several structural challenges regarding the how the healthcare system operates and its capacity to address the population’s health needs. In the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698747/

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System - PBS

(1 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico is in the midst of a healthcare crisis after a series of natural disasters hit its rapidly aging population. The Washington Post's Arelis Hernández writes …

https://www.pbs.org/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system-kmr7id/

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high …

(4 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico’s death rate last year surpassed that of any year in the past two decades, including when Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island in 2017. …

https://www.wusf.org/2023-12-13/puerto-ricos-crumbling-health-care-system-contributes-to-high-death-rate

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Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico Health …

(5 days ago) WEBReports. Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico Health Care System. Publication Date. Jan 11, 2017. Files. Document. …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/evidence-indicates-range-challenges-puerto-rico-health-care-system

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Half of Puerto Rico could lose health coverage if …

(8 days ago) WEBRoughly 1.5 million Puerto Ricans rely on Medicaid for health care. Puerto Rico could lose Medicaid funding in less than two months, putting at risk roughly 1.5 million people -- nearly half the

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-puerto-rico-lose-health-coverage-congress-act/story?id=78732002

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The Recovery of Community Health Centers in Puerto …

(Just Now) WEBIn 2017, 20 federally-funded health centers 2 and one look-alike health center 3 in Puerto Rico served nearly 370,000 patients and the two health centers in the USVI served 16,010 patients. 4

https://www.kff.org/report-section/the-recovery-of-community-health-centers-in-puerto-rico-and-the-us-virgin-islands-one-year-after-hurricanes-maria-and-irma-issue-brief/

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Puerto Rico’s health care system is still in crisis after - Vox

(5 days ago) WEBA 13-year-old’s death highlights Puerto Rico’s post-Maria health care crisis. Hundreds of doctors have left the island, and hospitals and clinics remain …

https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/2/27/21150176/puerto-rico-health-care-hospital-access-hurricane-maria

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Hurricane Maria leaves long-term health woes in Puerto Rico, …

(6 days ago) WEB0:00. 3:06. A new study that found long-term health problems in Hurricane Maria survivors underscores the devastating health consequences of climate change on …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/01/17/hurricane-maria-leaves-long-term-health-woes-puerto-rico-study-says/9169117002/

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More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system

(2 days ago) WEBReversing Puerto Rico’s surge in death rates, experts said, would require addressing social, economic and political problems that have undermined medical services for …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/more-people-are-dying-in-puerto-rico-as-its-health-care-system-crumbles/ar-AA1kEQtR

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The Recovery of Community Health Centers in Puerto Rico …

(9 days ago) WEBIn September 2017, hurricanes Maria and Irma struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), causing immediate widespread destruction and precipitating lingering …

https://geigergibson.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4421/files/2022-01/Issue-Brief-The-Recovery-of-Community-Health-Centers-in-Puerto-Rico-and-the-US-Virgin-Islands-One-Year-after-Hurricanes-Maria-and-Irma.pdf

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The Challenges of Inequitable Care: A Look at Puerto Rico Versus …

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines a disparity as “differences in health, which are not only unnecessary and avoidable but, in addition, are considered unfair and …

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.007

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Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico …

(8 days ago) WEBStudies in Puerto Rico documented the severe posthurricane disruptions to these medical services, as well as widespread physical destruction to health care …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2787979

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Health conditions and lifestyle risk factors of adults living in Puerto

(6 days ago) WEBPuerto Rico is experiencing an economic and healthcare crisis, yet there are scarce recent and comprehensive reports on the population’s health profile. We …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5359-z

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Puerto Rico - Country Profile Health in the Americas

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2020, Puerto Rico ranked 13th in the Region of the Americas in terms of the number of deaths from COVID-19, and 11th in 2022, with a cumulative 1555.5 deaths per million …

https://hia.paho.org/en/countries-2022/puerto-rico-country-profile

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Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico …

(5 days ago) WEBSelf-reported health status is far worse in Puerto Rico, with adults reporting higher rates of fair or poor health (35.4 percent compared to 17.9 percent in 2014). In this report, we …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/private/pdf/255466/PuertoRico_Assessment.pdf

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Puerto Ricans Brace for Crisis in Health Care (Published 2015)

(6 days ago) WEBMAYAGÜEZ, P.R. — The first visible sign that the health care system in Puerto Rico was seriously in trouble was when a steady stream of doctors — more than …

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/us/health-providers-brace-for-more-cuts-to-medicare-in-puerto-rico.html

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Disparities in Health Care in Puerto Rico vs the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIn this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Rivera-Hernandez and colleagues 1 report that Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees in the territory of Puerto Rico receive substantially …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2516763

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Puerto Rico's Exodus of Doctors Adds Health Care Strain to Dire

(1 days ago) WEBIn the eight years between 2005 and 2013, 1,200 physicians and surgeons left Puerto Rico to live on the U.S. mainland, according to the Puerto Rico Statistics …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-s-exodus-doctors-adds-health-care-strain-dire-n783776

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Puerto Rico Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School Districts, 2018-2022

(3 days ago) WEBCCF is a health policy and research center dedicated to expanding and improving health coverage for America's children and families Puerto Rico …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/15/puerto-rico-medicaid-chip-coverage-by-school-districts-2018-2022/

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Puerto Rico Funding State and Local Readiness CDC

(2 days ago) WEBAt a Glance. State Population: 3,221,789 Local Health Departments: N/A Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Tropical Storms/Hurricanes, Flooding, …

https://www.cdc.gov/readiness/php/data-research/puerto-rico-funding.html

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Asthma Cooperative Agreement Partner Profile – Puerto Rico

(1 days ago) WEBHighlights. In 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of Education and the Department of Health issued Regulation 9224 to foster continuity of treatment for …

https://www.cdc.gov/national-asthma-control-program/php/partners/puerto-rico.html

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