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Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act

Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera is an original sponsor of the federal legislation.

Tainá Morales Cepeda
Technology and AI Correspondent
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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Rep. Darren Soto and Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera introduced the Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act in Congress.[1] Congress.gov records show the bill was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee as of October 5, 2026.[2] On 2026-10-16, Hernández stated he will evaluate reintroducing his separate binding plebiscite bill in the next United States Congress.[3]
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  1. U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Calif.), Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), and Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera (D-P.R.) introduced the Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act in Congress. · San Juan Daily Star
  2. HR10747: Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act of 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (2026-10-05). · Congress.govUnited Statesofficial source · Congress.gov (Puerto Rico)
  3. On 2026-10-16, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández stated he will evaluate reintroducing his binding plebiscite bill in the next United States Congress. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
Part of this reads the Congress.gov (Puerto Rico) record directly. The one we could place publishes from Puerto Rico. 1 could not be placed by their address. None of the publishers is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.