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CNMI officials say on-island care expanded and Medicaid changes cut medical referral costs by ~60%
Summary
Governor Palacios and CNMI health officials reported expansion of on-island services at Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), a rise in Medicaid federal match, and a planned use of up to $20 million from a Section 1115 waiver for prevention programs.
Governor Arnold I. Palacios and health officials told the joint legislative session that the commonwealth has expanded on-island health services, reduced off-island medical referrals, and intends to use federal waiver funding for prevention programs.
Palacios credited CHCC and health leaders with hiring specialists, opening clinics in cardiology and pain management, upgrading equipment and adding an MRI. CHCC leaders said those changes and other operational improvements reduced…
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