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…
Mothers, Elders Tell of Being Unable to Afford Care for Themselves, Their Families SANTA FE–Dozens of New Mexico families, as part of the New Mexico Together for Healthcare campaign, testified before the House Health and Human Services Committee on Friday morning in support of HB 416, The Medicaid Buy-in Act, because the legislation would create greater access to quality,…
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…
Nationally 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…