Working together, we can solve NM’s health-care crisis
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New Mexico’s health-care crisis demands our attention. Now. Continue Reading
What to do instead of pretending the Democratic Party platform matters
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Better than a symbolic platform plank, Sanders should negotiate with Hillary Clinton that if she is the candidate and elected, she will facilitate the conversion of at least two states, urban and rural, as a single payer pilot program. Continue Reading
Medicaid in New Mexico needs a long-term fix
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Tinkering with reimbursement rates can cut costs in the short run, but it’s no long-term solution to New Mexico’s Medicaid mess. Policymakers need to think bolder, and bigger. Continue Reading
Getting to know NM’s first college of osteopathic medicine
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The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Southern New Mexico’s first medical school, will open this fall. Continue Reading
Martinez owes New Mexicans an apology for Medicaid freeze
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The way the Martinez Administration responded to concerns about possible Medicaid fraud has been a complete disaster. Continue Reading
Another ill-conceived move that threatens health care in NM
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If there is a lesson to be learned from the behavioral health reorganization, it is to look behind hastily implemented changes that could affect broader access to health care. Continue Reading
Fort Bayard Medical Center report raises concern about other facilities
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The report on Fort Bayard Medical Center is a wake-up call for New Mexicans concerned about harsh or inhumane conditions for vulnerable people who could be our parents, our brothers and sisters, cousins or neighbors. Continue Reading
AG clears final two behavioral health providers of fraud
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All 15 health organizations Gov. Susana Martinez’s Human Services Department chose to freeze Medicaid funding for in 2013 have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Continue Reading
Disarray continues to plague NM’s behavioral health system
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It’s been clear for nearly three years that the Martinez Administration disrupted services for New Mexicans with its efforts to root out waste and possible fraud. Today it’s also clear that HSD’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the years since the Medicaid freeze have failed. The system is facing regular turnover and bogged down by legal battles. Continue Reading
Another blow to health care for New Mexicans
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Whether a new UNM hospital would compete with private hospitals or whether access to HSC funds helps Governor Martinez keep her “no new taxes” promise should not influence any regent’s vote. Continue Reading
Dismantling of NM mental health system started before Medicaid freeze
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The result is fewer outpatient behavioral health agencies. Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to health care transparency
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require many large employers to submit health care claims to a massive database. Here’s why that matters. Continue Reading
Health-care giant is to blame for NM’s behavioral health shakeup, lawsuit alleges
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La Frontera is accusing United Healthcare of covering up its inability to fulfill its contractual obligations to the State of New Mexico by blaming 15 behavioral health providers whose funding was later frozen. Continue Reading
Criticism of Martinez’s 2013 Medicaid freeze ramps up
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The question remains: Why did the Martinez Administration freeze funding to 15 organizations and throw the state’s behavioral health system into chaos when it didn’t have to? Continue Reading
Bill to expand use of Narcan to fight overdoses goes to governor
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A change in state law that would allow better distribution for an overdose reversal drug known as Narcan passed the Legislature late Wednesday night. Continue Reading