Tag: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

DHS Employee Charged With Gaming Medicaid System So Illegal Alien, Others Could Get $54,000 In Federal Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Human Services employee was charged with gaming the federal health care system so that an illegal alien and others could access at least $54,000 in Medicaid funds that they weren’t entitled to, authorities said. Everton Garvey of the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services surrendered himself voluntarily to VIDOJ special agents […]

Gov. Bryan Names Martinez Director of Law Enforcement Planning Commission

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr, on Monday, named former Virgin Islands Police Department director of intelligence Ray Martinez as Director of the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Committee (LEPC). Martinez, a 12-year employee of the VIPD, served as the department’s Director of Internal Affairs and Labor Relations Manager and as Director of Intelligence where […]

V.I. Human Services Receives $725,112 Grant Award For Preschool Development From Federal Government

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) has been awarded a $725,112 Preschool Development Birth through Five Initial Grant (PDG B-5) from the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. The territory’s PDG B-5 Project is called Road […]

Uninsured Residents Qualify For Free Medical Prescription Help Under Federal HHS Program

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) for the territory to help uninsured residents recovering from Hurricane Maria obtain the critical prescription drugs they need. A total of 13 pharmacies in the U.S. Virgin Islands currently participate in the […]

TRUMPED! U.S. Department of Health and Human Services To Overrule Mapp’s Wishes To Deny D-SNAP To The Territory

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s time to wait in line for your free food stamps! That’s because … President Donald Trump’s declarations for Hurricanes Irma and Maria apply to the territory as a disaster area. Additionally, Trump must also declare “Individual Assistance” for the disaster area. This gives authority to the Virgin Islands to […]

Health Department Provides Emergency Drugs For Those Who Need Their Rx Filled After The Disasters Under EPAP

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — When an emergency strikes, medications can get lost or damaged, putting one’s health and well-being at risk. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has activated the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) to help residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands […]