$8.85 Million Vendor Debt, Unpaid VIFEMS Funds and Threats to Return Patients Over Nonpayment Dominate Health Hearing

$8.85 Million Vendor Debt, Unpaid VIFEMS Funds and Threats to Return Patients Over Nonpayment Dominate Health Hearing

Health officials told lawmakers that $8.85 million in vendor debt has delayed payments to off-island providers, prompting threats to return patients, while VIFEMS remains without required ambulance funds and the HIV program faces a $2.8 million shortfall.