Ruiz introduces bill to align Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage rates with US Virgin Islands

Legislation filed 5 October would adjust payment benchmarks for the territory’s 680,000 Medicare Advantage enrollees.

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Democratic US Congressman Raúl Ruiz introduced legislation on 5 October in the US House of Representatives to raise Medicare Advantage payment rates for Puerto Rico to match those of the US Virgin Islands.^[1] Approximately 680,000 people in Puerto Rico are enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans.^[2] 96% of all Medicare beneficiaries on the island use the program, per MMAPA president Solange de Lahongrais.^[5] MMAPA stated that Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage plans currently receive 41% less funding than the US national average, and 20% less than US Virgin Islands plans.^[4] The bill is co-sponsored by Pablo José Hernández, Darren Soto, and Gus Bilirakis.^[3] Congress.gov records show the legislation, designated HR10747, was referred on 5 October to the House Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. No timeline for committee consideration has been posted.^[6]

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Democratic US Congressman Raúl Ruiz introduced legislation on 5 October in the US House of Representatives to raise Medicare Advantage payment rates for Puerto Rico to match those of the US Virgin Islands. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
Approximately 680,000 people in Puerto Rico are enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
The Medicare Advantage payment rate bill is co-sponsored by Pablo José Hernández, Darren Soto, and Gus Bilirakis. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
MMAPA stated that Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage plans currently receive 41% less funding than the US national average, and 20% less than US Virgin Islands plans. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
Approximately 96% of Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, per MMAPA president Solange de Lahongrais. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
HR10747: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate geographic adjustments to Medicare Advantage benchmarks in Puerto Rico.: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (2026-10-05). | HR10731: To adjust the cost pass-through for certified regist · Congress.govUnited Statesofficial source · Congress.gov (coverage & cost)

Part of this reads the Congress.gov (coverage & cost) record directly. The publishers publish from Puerto Rico. None of the publishers is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.