By 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…
DetailsCecelia FredThis appeared in the Gallup Independent on September 3, 2019. “Always take care of each other.” That was my parents’ advice to me and my brothers and sisters before we lost them both to cancer. We took that to heart. We are in close touch to this day. I know that of the nine…
DetailsThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to strengthen our healthcare system and has made healthcare more affordable and accessible than ever before. Because of the ACA, and specifically Medicaid expansion, nearly 300,000 New Mexicans have gained access to healthcare coverage. For many New Mexicans, the ACA is a lifeline. Yet the fate of the Affordable Care…
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