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First Medical Health Plan Maintains Non-Payment to Providers for Years and Reduces Patient Services

A year ago Dr. Edwin Portalatín Pérez, a pediatric orthopedic, stopped accepting the First Medical medical plan. He claims that he has been owed payments for services since 2024. In the western area, where the subspecialist has his office, there are only two pediatric orthopedics. Portalatín Pérez indicated that a few years ago, when the insurer was late in disbursements, they paid him 30% to 50% of the debt, “with the condition of: ‘please, don…
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A year ago Dr. Edwin Portalatín Pérez, a pediatric orthopedic, stopped accepting the First Medical medical plan. He claims that he has been owed payments for services since 2024. In the western area, where the subspecialist has his office, there are only two pediatric orthopedics. Portalatín Pérez indicated that a few years ago, when the insurer was late in disbursements, they paid him 30% to 50% of the debt, “with the condition of: ‘please, don…

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Centro de Periodismo Investigativo broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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