/tags/health-care-expansion Health Care Expansion en-US Copyright Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:22:49 GMT /NMMS-medical-society-urges-lawmakers-to-attract-recruit-more-doctors-health-care-workers Representatives of the New Mexico Medical Society recently spoke to state lawmakers about a growing issue in the state: Attracting and retaining medical providers. ¾ÅÉ«Íø's Daniel Montaño reports the state’s short about 5,000 health care workers. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:22:49 GMT /NMMS-medical-society-urges-lawmakers-to-attract-recruit-more-doctors-health-care-workers Daniel Montaño /local-news/2022-04-21/expanded-healthcare-coverage-for-new-mexicans-takes-another-step-forward The state approved nearly $800,000 in the recent legislative session to study how a proposed law would change healthcare coverage and costs. Officials must now prioritize which areas to research. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:10:49 GMT /local-news/2022-04-21/expanded-healthcare-coverage-for-new-mexicans-takes-another-step-forward Jered Ebenreck /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-15/potential-changes-to-medicaid-draw-criticism More than three years after the health care expansion, 43 percent of New Mexico’s total population is signed up for Medicaid. But budgets are tight, and… Thu, 15 Jun 2017 23:34:51 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-15/potential-changes-to-medicaid-draw-criticism Marisa Demarco