non-medical passengers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite being given fair warning by the Medicaid State Agency, as well as local news reports, some non-medical patients on the Oct. 26th medical charter took their complaints and criticism to social media after having to pay the required Medicaid cost-share of $920....

![American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director, Sandra King-Young (middle) posed for a photo with her staff at Pago Pago International Airport on Oct. 26th for the medical charter flight to Honolulu. After a lot of complaints about the charter, King-Young has had to once again explain why the required Medicaid cost-share of $920 — for all purposes it is a “private” charter and they are not obligated to take other passengers, but have as a public service. [photo: ASG Medicaid Office] American Samoa Medicaid State Agency director, Sandra King-Young (middle) posed for a photo with her staff](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/medicaid_staff_0.jpg?itok=jHLH05TN)