Federal Gov’t Approves New Healthcare Model for Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) approved Puerto Rico’s newly established publicly-funded health insurance model, known as Vital, which currently provides essential medical coverage to over a million citizens in this United States territory.
"We are grateful to the federal government for approving Puerto Rico’s health insurance model. Our patients now have the right to decide which insurer and which health providers respond best to their needs," said Governor Rosselló.