The future of healthcare and medicine in the U.S. Virgin Islands could be transformative. In a June hearing, the 35th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands received testimony from public servants administering the territory’s Medicaid program. One of the testifiers told Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance members that their territory had only one cardiology specialist available, a recent hire. The only available option for patients suffering cardiac complications or gunshot wounds is a medivac off-island to Puerto Rico or Florida.
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The future of healthcare and medicine in the U.S. Virgin Islands could be transformative. In a June hearing, the 35th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands received testimony from public servants administering the territory’s Medicaid program. One of the testifiers told Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance members that their territory had only one cardiology specialist available, a recent hire. The only available option for patients suffering cardiac complications or gunshot wounds is a medivac off-island to Puerto Rico or Florida.