Managed Healthcare Executive - December 2008 - (Page 13) Puerto story | Julie Miller photography | Miguel Maldonado As more U.S. health insurers edge into the global market seeking growth, one Blue Shield plan is looking to compete in the United States against its familiar American cousins. Triple-S Management Corp., based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the Blue Shield licensee for this commonwealth of 3.9 million people. “One of the things that makes us di erent is that here in Puerto Rico, we were the rst insurance company to become a public company,” Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas, president and CEO, tells M H E in his o ce in San Juan. “When we compare Triple-S with other players here in Puerto Rico, one of our strengths is that we worked hard to prepare to become a public company and to be able to compete with other carriers in the United States. We think that position is an advantage and has helped us prepare so in the future we can serve populations outside of Puerto Rico.” Ruiz-Comas says the company is considering entering into the U.S. market with commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage products, with a particular focus on Hispanic populations. According to the Pew Research Center, 14% of the U.S. population is Hispanic today, but by 2050, that percentage will more than double to 29%. Because of the growing Hispanic population, there are increasing needs for culturally competent healthcare programs and Spanish-speaking service representatives—all of which Triple-S has provided to its predominantly Hispanic members since its founding in 1959. “Today this is an important population in the United States,” Ruiz-Comas says. “Therefore, we might consider entering Plan Rico’s Encouraged by recent milestones, Triple-S eyes the U.S. market >> Juan José Román >> Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas Medioimages/Photodisc/Life File/Getty Imgaes
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