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We also estimated Puerto Rico’s share of total Medicaid spending to show how it would change under statehood. 65 We did not incorporate Puerto Rico’s Enhanced Allotment66 into our model, as it would be likely eliminated under statehood and replaced with the Medicare low-income subsidy for prescription drugs. 67 The Urban Institute based its eligibility estimates on program eligibility rules in the states (SNAP is currently unavailable to Puerto Rico residents), including income and resource limits, and rules related to participation in other means-tested programs, such as SSI and TANF.
S. Virgin Islands produce. According to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico received about $401 million in covered-over excise tax on rum in fiscal year 2012. S. 8 million to Puerto Rico. S. Customs and Border Protection Puerto Rico Trust Fund, Fiscal Year 2014 Congressional Justification. Figure 5. Potential Changes Under Puerto Rico Statehood to Federal Revenue Sources, in Descending Order by Amount of Federal Receipts in Fiscal Year 2012. Puerto Rico 31 The extent to which statehood would affect federal revenue depends on various assumptions.
Assuming Puerto Rico had opted to cover children up to 300 percent of the FPL. Assuming Puerto Rico had opted to cover children up to 200 percent of the FPL. Assuming Puerto Rico had opted to discontinue its version of CHIP. To estimate enrollments, we followed a process similar to that for Medicaid. 72 The enrollment estimates are by geographic region in Puerto Rico. To estimate total (federal and Puerto Rico) CHIP spending, we applied annualized per member per month rates paid for different categories of enrolled individuals to estimated enrollments.