Washington, Aug. 21 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata's District Office staff, led by her District Director, Dr. Uta Laloulu Tagoilelagi, met earlier this month with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to discuss Medicaid services, travel, needs and priorities. Image Congresswoman Amata and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz in Washington "In recent years, in Congress, we have increased our highest possible availability of Medicaid federal dollars for American Samoa by about ten times the amount it was 12 years ago, and boosted our FMAP from 55 to 83 percent, the highest rate in the nation," Congresswoman Amata said. "While Congress...