The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is seeking an extension of another year for its standing $3 million loan with the Marianas Public Land Trust. The loan’s maturity date is next month. MPLT consultant Bruce MacMillan reported Friday that the corporation, through its acting chief...

Faced with dwindling local funding support, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is turning its eye to federal agencies in a bid to ensure the survival of the Commonwealth Health Center. Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. CEO Juan N. Babauta and hospital administrator Karen Buettner are...

The federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has allowed the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. to use its $5 million seed money as local matching fund to increase the CNMI’s reimbursements in the Medicaid program. At the same time, CMS is now reviewing a proposal by...

The cash-strapped Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. has posted significant declines in the number of its employees on three islands but its personnel cost remains high. Corporation chief financial officer Alvaro Santos disclosed to Saipan Tribune that from over $800,000 in payroll...