Territories Medicaid Support Letter

6495, the Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would lift the Medicaid funding cap in the U. [...] For Americans who reside in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U. [...] Unfortunately, due to limitations in the funding statute, the Medicaid program operates differently in the U. [...] Numerous reports detail the health and economic disparities that exist for residents of the U. [...] We look forward to passage of this legislation to bring Medicaid parity for the insular areas and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you in more detail and answer any questions you have.