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| Bill Nelson filed legislation to help an estimated 400,000 low-income seniors living in Puerto Rico by lifting the cap on Medicare funding. |
Florida’s senior senator is asking the federal government to lift the current cap on Medicaid funding in Puerto Rico to help those on the devastated island receive necessary medical care. On Friday, he joined with four of his Democratic Senate colleagues to file legislation that would prevent Puerto Rico’s Medicaid funds from running out.
“The people of Puerto Rico need our help,” Nelson said in a statement. “As we work to help them recover and rebuild in the aftermath of this devastating disaster, we also have to look forward to the future and help them avert what could be a serious health care crisis if nothing is done.”
The bill would also provide prescription drug subsidies for low-income senior citizens in Puerto Rico.
Joining Nelson as co-sponsors for the bill was Bob Menendez and Cory Booker from New Jersey, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
Source: Florida Politics
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