The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $144.56 million Block Grant to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group for the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
Under this award, the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group and its parent agency, the Virgin Islands Department of Health, will provide medical assistance and related services to qualifying individuals through the territory's Medicaid program. As outlined in the program description, the funding will support payments for medical care on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, the aged, and other categorically eligible groups who meet income and resource limits. The award will allow the Virgin Islands to deliver healthcare services to vulnerable populations as authorized under the federal Medicaid program guidelines during the one year budget period.
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