Will lawmakers make 2018 the year of the child?
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Additional funding for health care and early childhood programs are among the proposals on the table. Continue Reading
Will Juárez and Mexico be an escape valve for the U.S. health care crisis?
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A new cluster of medical and other professionals is working to revitalize Juárez’s cross-border medical tourism industry. Continue Reading
New Mexicans trek across the border for dental care in Palomas
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This small border town isn’t known in the United States only for its ties to Pancho Villa. Continue Reading
It’s time for NM government to negotiate lower Rx drug prices
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Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed legislation that could have saved New Mexico millions of dollars a year in prescription drug costs. Continue Reading
Fragile behavioral health system doesn’t meet region’s needs
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But health care officials and advocates such as Micah Pearson are working to change that. Continue Reading
Officials explore options to expand psychiatric hospital to southern NM
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Las Vegas is currently home to New Mexico’s only state-run psychiatric hospital. Continue Reading
People in crisis, deadly force and the search for a better way
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Juan Gabriel Torres spent the last years of his life in and out of jail and prison for crimes often tied to addiction and mental illness. Then he was shot dead by police. Continue Reading
Mental health court could lower recidivism, cut costs
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A pilot project that could transition into a jail-diversion program is underway in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
To build healthier communities, some tribes look away from IHS
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A growing number of tribes are deciding that managing their own clinics and behavioral health programs will help. Continue Reading
Proposed Centennial Care 2.0 redesign has too many flaws
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Changes to Medicaid should be based on a sound foundation of the best available evidence, not political ideology. Continue Reading
Let’s get serious about our oral health crisis
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It’s time for New Mexico to get on the dental therapy bandwagon. Continue Reading
Congress jeopardizes health insurance for 11,300 NM children
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Congress recently allowed funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program to expire. Continue Reading
In Indian Country, Obamacare repeal is a life-or-death issue
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The U.S. government is poised to limit funding for Indian Health Services. Continue Reading
State’s uninsured rate is half what it was in 2011
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Fewer than 1 in 10 New Mexicans had no health insurance in 2016 compared to 2 in 10 in 2011. Continue Reading
With the number of seniors growing, the U.S. stumbles toward a day of reckoning
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The number of U.S. seniors will nearly double from 41.2 million in 2010 to 81.2 million in 2040. Continue Reading