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Puerto Rico's Medicaid is covered by a block grant from the United States and the program must conform to federal guidelines. [6] The program is run by means of contracting private health insurance companies, as opposed to the traditional system of government-owned hospitals and emergency centers. The Reform is administered by the Puerto Rico ...
The Triple-S Management Corporation (TSM) —commonly known as Triple-S, or SSS— is an insurance holding company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which offers a wide range of insurance products and services in Puerto Rico through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Its headquarters are located at 1441 Franklin D. Roosevelt Ave., in the San Patricio ...
Health in Ecuador. Ecuador has a comprehensive publicly funded health system and national health insurance. Free medical care (with an extensive system of hospitals and regional health clinics) is available to all residents regardless of income, and without buying any type of medical insurance. An extensive and proactive program for public ...
The Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corporation — Spanish: Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado (CFSE)—is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that provides workers' compensation in Puerto Rico. The Corporation is headed by a board of directors appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and subject to the advice and consent ...
Mellado declared a public health emergency this week in an effort to curb the rise in dengue fever cases, saying the decree helps guarantee Puerto Rico has access to the resources needed to combat ...
A preferred provider organization is a subscription-based medical care arrangement. [1] A membership allows a substantial discount below the regularly charged rates of the designated professionals partnered with the organization. Preferred provider organizations themselves earn money by charging an access fee to the insurance company for the ...
According to Virginia Sanchez Korrol from the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Operation Bootstrap was based on 3 essential elements: “1) industrialization by invitation: the inducement of American corporations to relocate in Puerto Rico in exchange for lucrative tax benefits; (2) a cheap labor pool, educated in the English language and under ...
The pharmaceutical industry in Puerto Rico encompasses more than half of all manufacturing done in Puerto Rico.As the island's most prominent industry, pharmaceutics generates more than 18,000 jobs, pays more than US$3 billion in taxes, comprises about half of total exports, and has generated more than 25% of the island's GDP for the past four decades. [1]