Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. chief executive officer Esther L. Muña said Wednesday that they have already recommended to Medicaid to approve a state plan to allow foreign hospitals to be covered under their program.
The scheduled meeting yesterday morning of the Senate Judiciary, Government and Law Committee did not push through due to a lack of quorum and the ongoing typhoon recovery efforts on Rota.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Tuesday afternoon the appointment of Jamika R. Taijeron and Sachiko N. Gerrard to serve as members of the Marianas Visitors Authority board, and Simon A. Sanchez to serve as a member of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. board.
The CNMI has about 40 to 50 members of a delegation that is participating in the five-day 2023 Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop in Hawaii organized by the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of Interior specifically for U.S. territories.
Sen. Celina R. Babauta (D-Saipan) has disclosed that she and the Palacios-Apatang administration are working on a plan that they are hoping will resolve the dispute between the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. over CHCC’s $53.6 million outstanding balance for unpaid electric, water, and wastewater charges and late fees.