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U.S. Territories Face Healthcare Cuts if Congress Does Not Address Impending Medicaid Financing Cliff

News Release,
News,
ASTHO Member News,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Funding,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Esther L. Muña,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam,
Puerto Rico,
American Samoa,
Virgin Islands,
Member Testimony

U.S. Territories Face Healthcare Cuts if Congress Does Not Address Impending Medicaid Financing Cliff ARLINGTON, VA—Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) member Esther Muña, MHA, chief executive officer at the ...

Avoiding the Cliff: Financing Medicaid in the Territories

Podcast,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Members,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Funding,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Robert Johnson,
Jorge Galva,
Justa Encarnacion,
Karl Ensign,
Public Health Review

Medicaid plays a critical role in providing access to health services for low-income U.S. citizens in the five U.S. territories. However, Medicaid financing in the territories has been underfunded compared to states. In this episode, ...

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Virgin Islands,
Palau,
Marshall Islands,
American Samoa,
Puerto Rico,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Emely Sanchez,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities

Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state legislatures, ASTHO also follows legislation ...

ASTHO Addresses Insular Areas Health Equity Through Federal Engagement

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Territorial Health Policy,
Carolyn McCoy,
Partnership,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Advocacy,
Washington Week

As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we are committed to advocating for the ...

Overcoming Baked-In Inequities and Promoting Health Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Island Areas 101,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

Many health equity frameworks have been built in the context of the states, as such, they do not always translate easily to the U.S. territories and freely associated states.