Money Appropriated to Study, Develop Innovative Health Coverage Plan SANTA FE—New Mexico Together for Healthcare on Saturday celebrated a big win for New Mexico families after the Legislature adjourned having appropriated funding to the Human Services Department to further study and begin the administrative development of a Medicaid Buy-in plan, including pursuing federal funding to…
By Richard RangerThis appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on March 8, 2019. When my wife and I first got married, we didn’t have health insurance. We didn’t think we needed it. We were young and healthy. Plus, even though we both worked multiple jobs, none of our employers provided health coverage, so there…
By Sydney TellezThis appeared in the NM Political Report on March 1, 2019. We have the opportunity in New Mexico to become a national champion for women’s healthcare by creating a Medicaid Buy-In. This straightforward proposal, championed in the Legislature by Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Rep. Debbie Armstrong, will allow some New Mexico…
Please join us in contacting key members of the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) and ask them to amend House Bill 2 to include $4 million of non-recurring funds to setup a Medicaid Buy-in plan. The Human Services Department needs the $4 million to ensure it can setup the Medicaid Buy-in plan by January 1, 2021,…
Please support and give public comment on the Medicaid Buy-in Act (also known as Senate Bill 405 sponsored by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino) in the Senate Public Affairs this THURSDAY (2/14) at 1:30pm (or half hour after the floor session) in Room 321. JOIN THE MOVEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA The Medicaid Buy-in Act Improves access to healthcare by expanding coverage for…