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In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills

Peurto Rico hurricane aftermath
Homes in Comerío, Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria (Erika P. Rodríguez for The Washington Post)
San Juan, Puerto Rico—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018
By: Sarah Varney and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

Blue tarps still dot rooftops, homes lack electricity needed to refrigerate medicines, and clinics chip away at debts incurred from running generators. Yet despite the residual effects from last year’s devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rico is moving ahead with major cuts to its health care safety net…

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