Chuck Schumer actually said...

There is no principled basis to treat Puerto Rico hospitals under the Medicare IPPS as Puerto Rico residents pay the Medicare payroll tax ju...

We need to have a solution soon, because we are running out of money.

The bill is called Improving the Treatment of U.S. Territories Under the Federal Health Care Programs.

A failure now would ultimately result in a Puerto Rican financial crisis that could become a drag to our entire economy.