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Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extension

Secretary of Public Affairs Jean Peña Payano said the government will again ask the U.S. Congress to extend Medicaid and Medicare funding for about one million island residents.

Amira Haddad
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Puerto Rico will return to the U.S. Congress to seek an extension of Medicaid and Medicare funding for about one million people on the island, Secretary of Public Affairs Jean Peña Payano said.[3]