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6 The Virgin Islands Daily News HOVENSA for regular Daily News Staff ST. CROIX — After two weeks of significant increases in wholesale gasoline prices in the territory, some. of the prices slipped slightly down- ward today as HOVENSA adjusted its rack rates. The changes lowered the rack rates — the price of fuel purchased wholesale at the HOVENSA truck- loading station on St. Croix — for regular gasoline by 4 cents per gal- lon and for premium gasoline by a penny per gallon, while diesel fuel increased by 4 cents per gallon. Under today’s adjustments, inde- ’ pendent gas station operators in the territory now are paying $3.45 per gallon for regular gasoline, $3.79 per gallon for premium gasoline, and $3.57 per gallon for diesel fuel - when they buy their fuel wholesale - at HOVENSA. Those prices include the 14-cents-per-gallon tax that the refinery collects for the government. Across from Charlotte P| Amalie High School 340-777-1288 US cuts price by 4 cents | Independent gas station operators in the territory now are paying $3.45 per gallon for regular gasoline ’ The rack rates influence retail gasoline prices in the territory because independent gas station operators can buy their gasoline at the loading station, then resell it to their customers. The new rates are effective through Sunday. On the retail side, average retail gasoline prices in the U.S. on Thursday were also slightly down from a week ago, according to the American Automobile Association. The average retail gasoline price in the U.S. on Thursday was $3.648- per gallon for regular, $3.976 per gallon for premium, and $3.883 per gallon for diesel-fuel, according to AAA. 3ell Blooc sSure Pr Vitamins © Body hiking Products Herbal Teas © Essential Oils Organic Health & Beauty Supplies Sports Energy Bars © Bulk Organic Beans Fruits, Nuts & Seeds © Flaxseed Oils Colon, Liver, Blood & Kidney Cleansers Incense & Candles © Massage Products | Organic Cereals & Oats & Much More Across from Sugar Estate Post Office 340-775-3784 | VIRGIN ISLANDS Monday, July 29, 2013 Made and grown in es a pers Daily News Phatos by JASON BRONIS Shoppers browse vendors’ tables during the first Virgin Fresh Value Added Market Day on Saturday at the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agriculture Complex on St. Croix. The event showcased” vendors who use locally grown food to produce processed or packaged items. |tems for, sale’ included jams, jellies, hot sauce; dressings, seasonings, fruit juices, smoothies and mead wine. Medicaid reimbursements to increase Daily News Staff ST. CROIX — The V.I. Human Services Department on Friday released a notice of intent to amend the VI. Medicaid State Plan concem- ing the reimbursement of enrolled physicians. - The statement indicates that Medicaid. reimbursement in the terri- tory may be increasing. For services provided in the terri- a “ak Entire Heb islands - “TS 5297 Cell: 643-5297 + Ryan@ Ryan-Greene.com 15-8 Norre Gade, St Thomas tory, “upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with a target effective date of Aug. 1, 2013, physicians in private practice enrolled as V.I. Medicaid Program eDrolled providers will be eligible to receive reimbursement from the U.S. Virgin Islands Medicaid program for both inpatient and outpatient servic- es” at 100 percent of the V.I. Medicare allowable rate, the release states. ‘TradeWinds | Galleria Red Hook, St. Thomas | (340) 775-5595 “All such services must be autho- rized from the department or its agents,” the release said. For physician services provided outside the territory, the V.I. Medicaid Program will reimburse physicians enrolled in the VI. Medicaid Program for both inpatient and outpatient services at the Medicare rate in the state where the service was rendered, according to’ the release. STORE SECURELY 46’, 20', 10’, 8 Units 10", 13, 20° ic a Offices 340-774-4494 508-3 14-5276 Storage On Site | storageonsitevi.cam HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021723