Buscar e9 que Puerto Rico reciba los mismos beneficios que los estados en programas como Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP y SSI.
Seek parity for Puerto Rico in federal programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and SSI.
Occurrences
Buscar e9 que Puerto Rico reciba los mismos fondos que los estados en Medicare y Medicaid.
Luchar e9 para que el Supplemental Security Income (SSI), que actualmente no se aplica en Puerto Rico, tambi e9n beneficie a las personas con discapacidades y a los adultos mayores de bajos ingresos en la isla.
Para evitar ese desplome, El Comisionado Residente trabaja junto al Congresista Darren Soto en legislación que fijaría y ajustaría anualmente el financiamiento de Medicaid en Puerto Rico, eliminando la dependencia de extensiones temporales.
El Comisionado Residente indicó que continuará trabajando y colaborando con el comité y stakeholders de salud para alinear esfuerzos y fortalecer la estrategia que será presentada ante el Congreso.
Colaborar con el Congreso para extender programas federales clave a Puerto Rico y cerrar brechas históricas en el acceso a servicios de salud.
Parity would address these long-standing inequities by eliminating the federal cap so the program can grow with need, and permanently extending the FMAP to reflect economic conditions, and create a stable federal funding stream that strengthens provider networks, expands access to specialty care, and improves health outcomes.
“Nuestra prioridad es atender lo básico, y la salud es parte de eso. Trabajamos más allá de líneas partidistas para extender los fondos del Plan Vital.El 23 de septiembre reunimos en el Congreso a expertos, personal congresional y representantes del sector de la salud para discutir los retos que tenemos por delante, y el 25 de septiembre nos reunimos con la gobernadora y el grupo multisectorial en La Fortaleza para revisar los datos y afinar la propuesta que llevaremos a Washington. El 2027 está cada vez más cerca y queremos llegar a esa discusión preparados, con una agenda clara y con una propuesta sustentada en datos. En asuntos como este, la salud de los puertorriqueños no tiene colores políticos”
Evidence
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Hernández said Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program needs “parity,” explained that the island remains the only jurisdiction without a durable long-term solution, and urged Congress to enact a stable federal funding stream by eliminating the cap and permanently extending FMAP support.
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The official House release says Hernández was co-sponsoring the bipartisan Supplemental Security Income Equality Act, which would extend SSI benefits to residents of Puerto Rico and other territories.
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The official House release says Hernández secured Puerto Rico’s inclusion in the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 so PAN would keep receiving funds during a federal shutdown.
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The official House press release says Hernández led a bipartisan letter with 17 members of Congress asking CMS and HHS to correct Medicare Advantage payment disparities affecting Puerto Rico.
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I write to express my strong opposition to the proposed 50 percent reduction in payment for evaluation and management (E/M) services reported with modifier -25 when a procedure is performed on the same date of service and urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to withdraw this proposal from the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule.
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“Lo importante hoy es que PAN, WIC, Head Start y otros programas que nuestra gente necesita van a seguir contando con fondos. Antes de que termine el año, el Congreso tiene que llegar a un acuerdo bipartita sobre el presupuesto que también incluya los fondos federales que hemos impulsado para proyectos en municipios alrededor de Puerto Rico.”
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H.R. 6500, the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027,” which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government
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Unlike the 50 states and the District of Columbia, where the federal government matches all Medicaid expenditures at the appropriate Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate for each state, Puerto Rico operates under a different structure.
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The Puerto Rico NAP block grant is authorized under Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended. NAP is separate from SNAP.
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Mr. Moylan (for himself, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. King-Hinds, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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request an extension of Medicaid funding
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Puerto Rico’s FMAP was increased to 76% for the period from December 29, 2022, through September 30, 2027.
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Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hernandez, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill;
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una propuesta para el próximo Congreso que eliminaría el tope de la Sección 1108
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El informe indica que de no producirse acción congresional, el financiamiento federal podría reducirse en aproximadamente $3,360 millones anuales
Assessments
Verified commitment 21337 documents meetings and promises further bipartisan Medicaid work and a data-supported proposal. Those meetings establish effort. Passage 68472 describes a future proposal; 68473 describes potential funding losses without congressional action; 56187 establishes existing temporary funding through September 2027. No verified passage establishes presentation of the promised proposal or a funding extension materially attributable to Hernández. The 2027 horizon has not expired, so neither partial delivery nor failure is established.
The evidence shows Pablo José Hernández has actively sought parity across the named federal programs during his current federal term: pressing CMS/HHS on Medicare Advantage disparities, testifying for Medicaid parity, securing Puerto Rico’s inclusion in shutdown nutrition-assistance funding protections, and cosponsoring SSI parity legislation. However, the record provided does not show that broad parity in Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, or SSI was enacted or implemented. These are meaningful same-term efforts and some concrete advancement, but not fulfillment of the promised parity outcome.
The promise was to seek parity, not necessarily to fully enact parity across all listed programs. The evidence shows multiple same-term actions directly matching that pledge: pressing HHS/CMS on Medicare Advantage disparities, testifying for Medicaid parity, securing Puerto Rico's inclusion in SNAP/WIC shutdown-protection legislation, and cosponsoring SSI parity legislation. These are concrete legislative and executive-branch advocacy steps across the named programs, even though full parity has not been enacted.