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Federal cuts to food assistance through the budget reconciliation bill, better known as the 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill,鈥� put more than 450,000 New Mexicans at risk seeing their benefits drop by more than 20%, or losing their assistance altogether. But, state officials say they鈥檒l do everything they can to fill gaps left by those federal cuts.

New Mexico鈥檚 Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo presented an update on the state鈥檚 access to both physical and behavioral health care at a Legislative Finance Committee meeting in Taos on Wednesday. Despite an increase in the number of behavioral health providers and greater patient utilization, the state is seeing worse outcomes in a few areas.

The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers.

In Santa Fe, state agencies galore made their case for a piece of the state鈥檚 expanding general fund this week as they presented budget requests. 九色网鈥檚 Daniel Monta帽o reports the state鈥檚 newest agency pitched a second year budget $3.1 billion more than its first year鈥檚

Hospitals in New Mexico are facing financial challenges, with concerns about profitability and sustainability. During a legislative health and human services committee meeting Monday, the committee discussed ways to better manage and hold hospitals accountable.

Several laws passed in the last two New Mexico legislative sessions went into effect Monday, July 1. They range from establishing a new state agency to shoring up election funding and the public safety workforce.