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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 …

(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 physicians …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-12-04/puerto-rico-mortality-rate-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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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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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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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 third is …

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) 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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How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of …

(5 days ago) WebPuerto Rico has been experiencing a public health crisis since the 1990s, driven by limited resource allocation for preventive health care for residents of Puerto …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-colonialism-sociostructural-determinant-health-puerto-rico/2022-04

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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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Evidence Indicates a Range of Challenges for Puerto Rico …

(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 …

(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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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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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 shuttered.

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

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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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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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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 and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After …

(3 days ago) WebGiven that many of Puerto Rico's current problems have roots that long predate the 2017 hurricanes, Puerto Rico's recovery presents an opportunity to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383835/

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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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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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8 Questions & Answers about Puerto Rico KFF

(5 days ago) WebFigure 5: Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population in Puerto Rico and the 50 States and D.C., 2014. Owing in part to high unemployment and poverty …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/8-questions-and-answers-about-puerto-rico/

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Healthcare in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Our Big Opportunity

(7 days ago) WebFunding: The gap persists. Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicaid represent $8 of every 10 dollars spent on healthcare in Puerto Rico. The funding levels …

https://v2aconsulting.com/healthcare-in-puerto-rico-challenges-and-our-big-opportunity/

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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 Institute.

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

(3 days ago) WebIntroduction. Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US making up 18% of the population with an estimated rise to 23% by 2035. 1,2 With this projected …

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

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The Impact of the Affordable Care Act in Puerto Rico - De Gruyter

(8 days ago) WebWas the Affordable Care Act (ACA) effective in the U.S. territories? This paper explores this question by examining the impact of the ACA’s dependent mandate …

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bejeap-2023-0368/html

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Zika Cases in the United States Zika Virus CDC

(9 days ago) WebBackground. Prior to 2014, very few travel-associated cases of Zika were identified in the United States. In 2015 and 2016, large outbreaks of Zika virus occurred in the Americas, …

https://www.cdc.gov/zika/zika-cases-us/index.html

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NOAA to announce 2024 Atlantic hurricane season outlook

(1 days ago) WebNOAA will issue its outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference on Thursday, May 23 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC …

https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/noaa-to-announce-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season-outlook

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