State keeping Medicaid plans secret
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The federal government recognizes that changes to a program so vital to the economic and physical health of our state cannot be made behind closed doors. Why hasn’t our state? Continue Reading
In hunting, Heinrich’s views find cohesion
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich makes time – as recently as this weekend – to hunt to provide healthy meat for his family. It’s in that action that many of his views find cohesion. Continue Reading
Health insurance is not broccoli
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The Supreme Court can recognize the legitimacy of Congress’ Commerce Clause power to make you buy health insurance without deciding it can make you buy broccoli. Continue Reading
Use county health rankings to link data to action
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When the barriers to family health and well-being are identified, community members can work together to find solutions that will improve quality of life for everyone. Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act is great for New Mexico kids
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New Mexico has more to gain from the Affordable Care Act than almost any state in the country. For the benefit of our children and families, let’s build on this success. Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act is bad for NM, worse for US
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Very clearly, the forced passage of the Affordable Care Act had much more to do with partisan domestic politics than the health of either health care or We The Patients. Continue Reading
Who will stand up to Paul Ryan and John Boehner?
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We can’t afford to lose sight of the fact that access to quality, affordable health care will always be a priority for New Mexico families. I’ve been fighting for it for more than two decades. Continue Reading
GOP to tell sick seniors, ‘Good luck with that’
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The GOP’s message to our parents and grandparents sounds like a broken record: If you get sick, you’re on your own. Continue Reading
The need to please lost on two pharmacies
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Many pharmacies have already adopted the government attitude of health care: “Step up, pay up and shut up.” Continue Reading
President destroys conscience protections
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President Obama and his cabinet have infringed upon a basic private right their newest sweeping federal mandate. Continue Reading
Seven steps to restore a healthy America
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In seven steps, America can be on a healthy path to prosperity. Repealing Obamacare is the first step to recovery. Continue Reading
Just another ‘job creation’ scheme
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Tax cuts. Really? At a time when the state is barely beginning to recover from having slashed hundreds of millions of dollars from the budget, Governor Martinez wants to cut revenue even deeper by cutting taxes? Continue Reading
Land of sopapillas and chile or chips and bytes?
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Judging by the great strides made in technology over the last 100 years, we can expect massive change during the next century. Here’s what I think things will look like in 2112. Continue Reading
Why Medicaid matters in the fight against HIV
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For Medicaid to continue as an important source of coverage for those with HIV, state policymakers need to ensure that all people newly eligible for it because of federal health-care reform are able to access the services they require. Continue Reading
ObamaCare is an important first step
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Like every major piece of social legislation in this country’s history – Social Security, the Civil Rights Act and Medicare – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will need to be revisited. What is important is that we have a base from which to build. Continue Reading