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Legislature directs overdue BPT deposits to Guam Memorial Hospital pharmaceutical fund and eases procurement rules for GMH

Committee of the Whole, Guam Legislature · August 20, 2025

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Summary

Senators approved amendments to require timely deposits to the Guam Memorial Hospital pharmaceutical fund (citing a cumulative shortfall of roughly $10.9 million) and passed measures to raise small-purchase thresholds and remove a 1% administrative fee on a tax-credit program to help GMH procure critical equipment.

Lawmakers approved several amendments aimed at stabilizing funding and procurement at Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). Senator Metanani described a cumulative shortfall of $10,926,200 owed to the GMH pharmaceutical fund from FY2019 to the present and said FY2025 includes an additional $721,000 that could be allocated to the…

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