New Mexico patients now can get care, not worry about overwhelming debt SANTA FE—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed The Patients’ Debt Collection Protection Act into law, ensuring that New Mexico patients can get the care they need without ending up buried in debt. “Medical debt is the worst thing I’ve ever had to…
We’re almost there! Let’s make affordable healthcare a reality in New Mexico. Together, we had groundbreaking victories at the legislative session that will be game changers for affordable and equitable healthcare in New Mexico! Over the years, you have made countless phone calls, emails and public comment in committee hearings—and our efforts worked. The Legislature…
After a concurrence vote by the New Mexico Senate on Wednesday, The Patients’ Debt Collection Protection Act is headed to the governor’s desk where patients hope it will be signed into law to help the thousands of New Mexicans drowning in medical debt. “Medical debt is the worst thing I’ve ever had to recover from,”…
By Genevieve Romero Medical debt is crushing New Mexico families like mine. When I was a high school sophomore, I got really sick. It was frightening for my entire family. I needed to see a doctor, but it wasn’t easy. My dad is a Vietnam veteran and his CHAMPVA insurance covers me too, so we…
By Anna Rondon from Chi Chil Tah, McKinley County This op-ed by By originally appeared in the Gallup Sun News. I couldn’t breathe. My chest felt like it was on fire. I thought I was having a heart attack. And I was terrified. Alone in my car, on my way home to my kids after…