After passing the Healthcare Affordability Fund last year, New Mexico finally has the funding in place to make affordable healthcare available to all New Mexicans! But the funds are at risk of being diverted away!
Today at 1:30 pm, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee will hear the Insurance Superintendent’s proposal to use money from the Healthcare Affordability Fund to make healthcare more affordable for folks who get insurance on BeWellNM (the “Exchange”) or through a small business.
We need your help to email and call House Appropriations and Finance Committee members in support of this proposal!
The Legislative Finance Committee has not yet recommended adoption of the Insurance Superintendent’s proposal. And there’s a risk that they’ll recommend using the Healthcare Affordability Fund for other programs that wouldn’t make healthcare more affordable or expand options for uninsured people.The Legislature made a commitment to use this money to help uninsured New Mexico families, and we must protect the Healthcare Affordability fund’s integrity.
Information on how to join the meeting and tips on what you might say are below.
When
Before 1:30 pm, Today, January 20
Summary of the Insurance Superintendent’s proposal
The Superintendent is proposing that the Healthcare Affordability Fund be used to make insurance on BeWellNM more affordable. This will help connect thousands of uninsured New Mexicans with affordable healthcare.
What you might say in your email or call
- Explain that you are emailing or calling about the Insurance Superintendent’s budget proposal.
- Explain why we need the Healthcare Affordability Fund to be used to help uninsured New Mexicans. Including a personal story about what it would mean for you, your family, or your community to have access to healthcare is most effective.
- Ask the committee to adopt the Superintendent’s recommendation—which will use the Healthcare Affordability Fund to make insurance much more affordable for thousands of New Mexicans.
Who to call or email
- Chairwoman Patricia Lundstrom: 505-986-4316, patricia.lundstrom@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Nathan Small: 505-986-4319, nathan.small@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Anthony Allison: 505-986-4436 ,anthony.allison@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Phelps Anderson: 505-986-4291, phelps.anderson@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Gail Armstrong: 505-986-4227, gail@gailfornewmexico.com
- Rep. Cathrynn Brown: 505-986-4227, c.brown.nm55@gmail.com
- Rep. Ambrose Castellano: 505-986-4236, ambrose.castellano@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Jack Chatfield: 505-986-4467, jack.chatfield@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Randal Crowder: 505-986-4215, randal.crowder@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Meredith Dixon: 505-986-4210, meredith.dixon@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Candy Ezzell: 505-986-4454, csecows@aol.com
- Rep. Harry Garcia: 505-986-4233, hgarciad69@gmail.com
- Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil: 505-986-4432, dayan.hochman-vigil@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Ryan Lane: 505-986-4226, ryan@laneforliberty.com
- Rep. Raymundo Lara: 505-986-4233, raymundo.lara@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Debra Sariñana: 505-986-4438, debbie.sarinana@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Candie Sweetser: 505-986-4255, candie.sweetser@nmlegis.gov
- Rep. Christine Trujillo: 505-235-8783, christine.trujillo@nmlegis.gov
