Daily Archives: February 5, 2021

DATE CHANGE: Hearing on legislation to stop discrimination in healthcare programs on MONDAY, 8:30 am!

No one should ever face discrimination when accessing healthcare based on immigration status.  On Monday at 8:30 am, the Legislature’s House Health and Human Services Committee will consider House Bill 112, which would stop state or locally funded healthcare programs from discriminating against New Mexicans based on their immigration status. The hearing was originally scheduled…

Bill to Protect New Mexicans from Medical Debt Passes First Committee

The Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Friday passed The Patients’ Debt Collection Protection Act by a vote of 5-2 after powerful testimony from New Mexico Together for Health Care community leaders who support the measure to address the devastating impact of medical debt on New Mexico families. “The healthcare industrial complex doesn’t take…