By Colin Baillio of Health Action New Mexico and Ana Moran of United States of Care Our furthest trip was to Lordsburg in southwest New Mexico, a town of 2,800 bordering Mexico and Arizona. In some ways the town is more connected to those communities than to its neighboring towns in New Mexico. Lordsburg is…
DetailsBy Colin Baillio of Health Action New Mexico and Ana Moran of United States of Care Deming Community Health Workers We met with community health workers at a local clinic who described barriers people are facing. They told us stories about people facing a rocky transition between Medicaid and private insurance. They said many families…
DetailsBy Colin Baillio of Health Action New Mexico and Ana Moran of United States of Care Otero County by Health Council leaders invited us to present at their monthly meeting and we also participated in a deeper conversation at their health equity pre-meeting. From our conversations with community members, activists, healthcare professionals, teachers and public…
DetailsThe first week of September, the New Mexico Together for Healthcare team traveled throughout rural New Mexico, including McKinley, Otero, Luna, Hidalgo, Grant, and Sierra counties. We met with community groups, patients, social workers, mental health providers, doctors, community health workers, nurses, local leaders, and others to talk about healthcare issues and how Medicaid Buy-in could help address them.
DetailsDaisy LiraThis appeared in the Las Cruces Sun News on September 24, 2019. I am a successful businesswoman, operating three child learning centers, and a Sunland Park City Councilor. I’m happily married, a devout Catholic and a mother of four. But until my husband started working for the City of El Paso a few weeks…
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