Jim O’Drobinak, CEO of MCS, one the three largest insurance providers in Puerto Rico, talks about the issues facing the island’s healthcare system, namely chronic underfunding, ageing demography and emigration of doctors, and what the company is doing to tackle these problems. He also stresses the importance of acting on the social determinants of health to prevent illness and aid recovery from the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
An unprecedented population demographic coupled with tremendous Federal underfunding ... creates a serious problem for the [Puerto Rican] healthcare system
