/tags/sovereign-hager Sovereign Hager en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:44:06 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-07-24/lets-talk-about-medicaid-rollbacks During the COVID pandemic, Congress required that Medicaid keep people continuously enrolled throughout the public health emergency order. But that order has ended and now nearly 60,000 New Mexicans have lost their health insurance. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss how this unwinding process will impact health outcomes. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:44:06 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-07-24/lets-talk-about-medicaid-rollbacks Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking For decades, families in New Mexico have been missing out on food and medical assistance that they’re eligible for under federal law. Records show that… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:32:51 GMT /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-03-06/judge-could-order-change-in-leadership-at-isd New Mexico is still too slow in delivering food and medical assistance to the many people here who need it—and the problem is the people in charge. That’s… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:50:44 GMT /local-news/2018-03-06/judge-could-order-change-in-leadership-at-isd Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-11-30/thousands-of-new-mexico-families-missing-out-on-benefits The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty said thousands of families in need of food assistance and health care still aren’t receiving them fast enough… Fri, 01 Dec 2017 02:11:17 GMT /local-news/2017-11-30/thousands-of-new-mexico-families-missing-out-on-benefits /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-18/judge-recommends-hsd-secretary-be-found-in-contempt-of-court In an ongoing, decades-long conflict about whether public assistance in New Mexico is available to people who need it most, a federal judge has… Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:24:54 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-18/judge-recommends-hsd-secretary-be-found-in-contempt-of-court Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-05/new-mexico-defrauds-the-poor-out-of-food-stamps-whistleblowers-say When people apply for food stamps, federal law says they should get them in seven days. But in New Mexico, government workers are blowing the whistle on the state doctoring food stamps applications Tue, 05 Jul 2016 20:30:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-05/new-mexico-defrauds-the-poor-out-of-food-stamps-whistleblowers-say Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-18/tough-choices-after-state-delays-emergency-food-aid Hungry people in New Mexico may have been denied expedited food assistance after their applications were falsified and put on hold. That’s according to… Wed, 18 May 2016 23:16:38 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-18/tough-choices-after-state-delays-emergency-food-aid Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-03/snap-hearing-set-to-resume Court proceedings were paused in a hearing about the slow processing of food stamps applications last week when it seemed like a former state employee… Wed, 04 May 2016 03:06:23 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-03/snap-hearing-set-to-resume Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-09/federal-court-halts-snap-work-requirements More than half a million people in the state make use of food stamps. Federal judges ordered the state on Monday, March 7, to halt work requirements for… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:37:58 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-09/federal-court-halts-snap-work-requirements Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-01-28/lawsuit-takes-a-swing-at-snap-work-rules In the latest round of the ongoing fight about food stamps, a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Jan. 27, aims to halt new work requirements. New Mexico has the… Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:17:09 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-01-28/lawsuit-takes-a-swing-at-snap-work-rules Marisa Demarco