{"id":338356,"date":"2021-02-12T06:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=338356"},"modified":"2021-02-12T06:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:06:15","slug":"updates-sought-on-medicaid-program-other-federal-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/updates-sought-on-medicaid-program-other-federal-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates sought on Medicaid program, other federal grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The House of Representatives\u2019 Committee on Health and Welfare will hold a hearing today, Friday, at 9am, at the House\u2019s chamber to obtain updates about the CNMI\u2019s Medicaid program and other federal grants.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the committee wants to hear from the CNMI Medicaid Agency on the Medicaid program and implementation of Public Law 21-28, which established the Commonwealth Medicaid Agency as a separate agency under the Office of the Governor.<\/p>\n

Also, the committee wants updates from the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. on its implementation of regular grants and the CNMI\u2019s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery grant action plan, particularly in the areas of housing, food assistance, and community development.<\/p>\n

Last October, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the CNMI\u2019s CDBG-DR action plan that will bring in $244 million for the CNMI\u2019s recovery needs after the devastation of Super Typhoon Yutu and Typhoon Mangkut in 2018. <\/p>\n

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Committee chair Rep. Tina Sablan (D-Saipan) said they also want a briefing from the Office of Grants Management on the roll-out of a new rental and utility relief assistance program funded under the recently enacted Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.<\/p>\n

The Governor\u2019s Office recently announced that the CNMI received $10.4 million for rental assistance and utility relief through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. <\/p>\n

Sablan said the committee will accept public comments at the meeting.<\/p>\n

Invited to testify at the meeting are CNMI Medicaid Agency director Helen Sablan, NMHC corporate director Jesse Palacios, and Office of Grants Management director Epi Cabrera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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