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Puerto Rico To Receive Nearly $5 Billion In Medicaid Federal Aid

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According to two Senate Democratic aides and Puerto Rico’s governor, a $90 billion disaster aid package agreed on by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday would include nearly $7 billion in aid to storm-battered Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deal is likely to be voted on in Congress this week. The aides said would send $6.8 billion to the two U.S. territories devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September. They were not authorized to speak with press and requested anonymity. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello issued a statement saying his island would receive about $4.8 billion to shore up its Medicaid program for the poor. The program is close to running out of money.

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