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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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Taking Care of the Puerto Rican Patient: Historical …

(3 days ago) WEBPuerto Ricans on the mainland report a lack of adequate access to health care, poorer health status, more chronic illnesses, worse psychological distress, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549386/

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System Video

(Just Now) WEBCHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, INTERNATIONAL HOST: And now, to a growing problem in America’s backyard. Puerto Rico is in the midst of a health care crisis after …

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 …

(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 …

(3 days ago) WEBIn the Puerto Rico Health Care Infrastructure Assessment: Site Visit Report from 2017 four main challenges were identified: (1) the privatization of the public health …

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

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The Challenges of Inequitable Care: A Look at Puerto …

(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 unjust” ().This definition could not be more clearly …

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

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Health conditions and lifestyle risk factors of adults living …

(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’s health care system is still in crisis after

(5 days ago) WEBNearly three years after Hurricane Maria, hospitals and clinics in Puerto Rico remain shuttered, leaving the island in health care crisis. In January, 13-year-old Jaideliz Moreno Ventura died when

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

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Comparing Puerto Rican’s Health Status, Access to Care, and

(3 days ago) WEBComparing Puerto Rican’s Health Status, Access to Care, and Satisfaction with Care to Their Mainland Counterparts Prior to Hurricane Maria. In September 2017, Hurricane …

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/CMS-OMH-October2018-Puerto-Rico-Data-Highlight.pdf

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Building Bridges to Address Health Disparities in Puerto Rico: the

(3 days ago) WEBThis project was supported partially by the Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, Grant 8U545MD007587-03, the UPR School of Medicine Endowed Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645062/

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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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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high

(6 days ago) WEBWashington Post reporter Arelis Hernandez joins us to discuss her reporting on how Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system is leading to the high death rate. …

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/13/puerto-rico-health-care

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

(2 days ago) WEBMore people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system crumbles. Story by Omaya Sosa Pascual, Jeniffer Wiscovitch, Arelis R. Hernández, Andrew Tran, Dylan Moriarty • …

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 Puerto Rican healthcare crisis: 10 things to know

(3 days ago) WEBHere are 10 things to know about Puerto Rico's healthcare issues and where they stem from, according to The New York Times. 1. More than 60 percent of …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/the-puerto-rican-healthcare-crisis-10-things-to-know.html

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The Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis Annals of the American …

(7 days ago) WEBHealthcare makes up 20% of the Puerto Rican economy, and this crisis affects reimbursement rates for physicians while promoting the disintegration of the …

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201508-531PS

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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 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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Taking Care of the Puerto Rican Patient: Historical Perspectives

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction: Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US at 18% of the population, of which Puerto Ricans are the second largest subgroup. Puerto Ricans …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33083536/

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The Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBTo make matters worse, the U.S. Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services is planning soon to implement another 11% cut in Medical Advantage reimbursements. This …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26551268/

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Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria KFF

(7 days ago) WEBIn another indicator of the challenges faced by Puerto Ricans in accessing health care on the island, the latest estimates from HRSA indicate that 1,689,212 …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/public-health-in-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-maria/

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Advocacy starts with here: Bicultural BSW student fights for …

(Just Now) WEBCarolina Lebron Santiago is a Puerto Rican American student who uses her biculturalism to advocate, empower, and challenge injustices that suppress Limited …

https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2024/05/advocacy-starts-with-here-bicultural-bsw-student-fights-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

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The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR

(8 days ago) WEBShocking problems The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250515730/solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

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