The DSH money, for the knowledge of the Members, is disproportionate share hospital segment.

And I think that is finally common sense.

If the Congress is not acting, a lot of people are going to lose their insurance, a lot of people are going to lose their services.

It is time to end this injustice.

If we fix it now, we may save a lot of Federal funds.

I really appreciate this hearing taking place.

Approximately 600,000 lives. And that will be if we can keep the program viable for Puerto Rico.

I am also an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1354, the Territories Health Equity Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Plaskett.

increasing the FMAP and removing the cap will definitely help all the territories.

I have introduced H.R. 2306, the Puerto Rico Medicaid Act, which seeks to strengthen the Medicaid program on the island.

That is the reason the FMAP, the formula for the matching funds, needs to be changed.

You get the gold star for today. Very impressive.

If we fail to act with the expediency that the situation requires, the provision of health care in all territories will be severely affected.

I am willing, as the Representative of Puerto Rico, to work across the aisle to reach a long-term solution for the territories.

So, the Oversight Board required to the island to include all future plans regarding health care. And that means, if we don't receive the money, the state, in this case Puerto Rico, needs to put up front the money from the state to do the…

more than half a million American citizens living in Puerto Rico, they are not covered by Medicaid full programs as they were in the states just because of the lack of funding

I trust that today's testimonies will help my colleagues understand the urgent need for action.

In the case of Puerto Rico, as an example, you can have Mississippi and many other states receiving more than $7,000 per enrollee and less than $2,000 to our territory.

In my family's native island of Puerto Rico, only 30 percent of people are on employer-based insurance.

there is no real Medicaid financial help cleared for Puerto Rico. This is the PROMESA Board saying a few weeks ago.

For my island, the Medicaid cap set by statute for Fiscal Year 2020 will be approximately $375 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Puerto Rico has 47 percent of poverty level.

How does the unequal treatment under the Medicaid program and the fact that we are losing a lot of our people every year--how does the Government of Puerto Rico have the ability to budget for, modernize, and reform our healthcare system if…

And I commend Mr. Soto for always being an original co-sponsor of all those bills.