Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Local news outlets have reported that the House-approved Fiscal Year 2027 budget reduced the Governor’s proposed Medicaid subsidy from $6 million to $3 million — a 50 percent reduction. As the budget moves toward final approval, this decision deserves urgent reconsideration and a clear explanation...
Senator Togiola T.A. Tulafono
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Medicaid Director Sandra King-Young testified before the Senate Health Committee yesterday, detailing her plans for administering Medicaid services, in particular, the off-island medical referral program, which will be reactivated next Tuesday, October 1st, aligning with...
A Hope Dialysis Center treatment room.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hope Dialysis Center, the territory’s first private dialysis facility, has passed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspection, meeting US standards and protocols. The center in Vaitogi was inspected Monday through Thursday this past week by the National...