The Department of Health said Tuesday that it is ready to qualify citizens to apply for the benefits of the Government Plan-Life Plan, after receiving authorization from the Service Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS for the acronyms in English), with In order to increase the income scale of participants.
Under this new scenario, citizens who previously did not qualify for income could be eligible to receive the benefit temporarily, until September 30, 2021.
This was stated by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Lorenzo González Feliciano, in written communication, in advance that he will send letters to people who applied for help and were ineligible for reasons of admission, because only Bid again under the new scale.
“This is great news. We are ready to receive the application from those citizens who do not yet have a medical plan and who can now qualify for their income. Health is a right that we all have and have a plan for its citizens must be a priority for any government.Now, with these new entry scales many people will be able to go to their doctor, buy their medicines and take preventive care, as they should. be, ”the headline pointed out, thanking Natalie Jaresko, executive director of the Fiscal Control Board, which was key to achieving such an important benefit for Puerto Rico.
For her part, the director of Medicaid in Puerto Rico, Llum Cruz Romero, added that in addition to the income scale, the CMS also authorized an increase in the XIP income level so that now the table is as follows:
People in the Family, Medicaid Monthly Income i XIP Income Level
For 1 person – $ 1,202 to $ 2,404
For 2 people – $ 1,604 $ 2,626
3 people – $ 2,046 to $ 2,848
4 people – $ 2,468 to $ 3,070
5 people – $ 2,890 to $ 3,292
6 people – $ 3,312 to $ 3,514
7 people – $ 3,734 to $ 3,736
8 people – $ 4,156 to $ 3,958
9 people – $ 4,579 to $ 4,180
10 people – $ 5,001 to $ 4,402
11 people – $ 5,423 to $ 4,624
12 people – $ 5,845 to $ 4,846
13 people – $ 6,267 to $ 5,068
14 people – $ 6,689 to $ 5,290
15 people – $ 7,111 to $ 5,512
“This income is net. Depending on the family composition and the socio-economic situation, you could apply some discounts. That is why, we call on citizens – family nucleus – who have experienced a reduction in their income either by loss of employment, reduction of working hours or some other situation, to the fact that they request the benefits of the Vital Plan, since they could be eligible “, urged Creu Romero.
He also stressed that, in the case of a family with children, even if the parents were not eligible, they could be, since under the XIP Program, the level of income to qualify is even bigger.
To apply for the benefits of the Life Plan, you must go to the website: www.medicaid.pr.gov and fill out the application. If you do not have internet access, or need assistance filling out the application, you can contact the center from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm at 787 641-4224 or TTY (787) 625-6955.
“We want citizens to take this opportunity. It’s important to know that if you need to contact them to clarify any information provided in the application or need any additional information, a Medicaid employee will be calling the number. The telephone number you provide in the application and the employee’s telephone number may be reflected as a private number in your application.It is also important that, once the application is submitted online, it is pending in your email. , as well, they could contact you by this means. You have to face the junk mailbox or ‘junk’ as the e-mail could receive it there “, concluded Creu Romero.