Patients with Chronic Disease, Grandparents want Buy-in for families, communities With the first hearing for The Medicaid Buy-in Act scheduled for Friday, families from across the state came to the Capitol on Wednesday to tell their personal healthcare stories and to explain their support for Medicaid Buy-in. “My family didn’t have health insurance,” said Richard Ranger from…
DetailsNationally 78 percent of registered voters believe Medicaid Buy-in should be a priority for their state legislature. Washington, D.C.– Recent polling conducted by United States of Care (US of Care) finds that the majority of Americans, regardless of party, support Medicaid Buy-in proposals as pathways to more affordable health care. US of Care conducted public opinion research in…
DetailsNew Mexico is leading the way in developing and implementing the Medicaid Buy-in SANTA FE–New Mexico Together for Healthcare, a coalition of local organizations and families from across the state advocating for better healthcare for all New Mexicans, on Tuesday announced its support of HB 416, The Medicaid Buy-in Act, which leverages the state Medicaid…
DetailsCity Council moved by local support and statewide momentum LAS CRUCES–The City Council of Las Cruces, after hearing testimony from NM Together for Healthcare family leaders who live in Doña Ana County, unanimously passed a resolution today in favor of continuing the state’s efforts in pursuing a Medicaid Buy-in plan–an innovative policy that would give…
DetailsBy Abuko Estrada Affordable healthcare coverage for all New Mexicans could soon be a reality. For the past year and a half, families across the state in the NM Together for Healthcare campaign have been talking to their communities and elected leaders about opening up Medicaid so that anyone could buy into it — even those…
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