Molina Healthcare, Inc. today announced that U.S. News and World Report has ranked Molina’s subsidiary Medicaid health insurance plans in New Mexico and Utah among %26quot;America’s Best Health Plans%26quot; in the magazine’s annual report measuring the quality and performance of the nation’s health plans. Additionally, Molina’s health insurance plans in New Mexico, Utah and Washington [...]
Presidential candidate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Thursday announced a health care proposal that aims to increase the number of insured state residents, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports (Terrell [1], Santa Fe New Mexican,10/26). Under the proposal, the state would phase in a requirement thatpeople obtain private health coverage, enroll in a [...]
New MexicoHuman Services Secretary Pam Hyde on Monday presented state legislators with%26quot;drastically reduced%26quot; cost estimates of a universal health coverage planintroduced by Gov. Bill Richardson (D), the AP/SantaFe New Mexicanreports. According to the new estimate, state health care spending wouldincrease by less than $30 million in fiscal year 2010, and projected additionalcosts over five years [...]
Theadministration of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Thursday indicatedthat it is willing to compromise with a coalition of advocacy groups onlegislation that would overhaul the state’s health care system, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports. Richardsonsupports a bill that would require all New Mexico residents to obtain health coverage and wouldcreate a health [...]
The NewMexico House on Tuesday voted 56-6 to approve a bill (HB 147) that would createa Health Care Authority to develop a plan by January 2009 for %26quot;accessibleand affordable%26quot; health care for all state residents, the AP/Santa Fe New Mexican reports. The measure now moves tothe state Senate.
The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Danice Picraux [...]
New MexicoGov. Bill Richardson (D) might call a special session of the state Legislaturein May, but Senate leaders say they need more time to reach an agreement onhealth care proposals, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. During the legislativesession that ended in February, lawmakers rejected Richardson’s plan to cover 400,000 uninsuredstate residents. Many lawmakers cited [...]
As part of his 2008 health care reform push, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a measure that will make it more difficult for insurance companies to rescind health insurance coverage for people who develop serious medical conditions.
The new law, signed March 4, was one of few victories Richardson was able [...]
As part of his 2008 health care reform push, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a measure that will make it more difficult for insurance companies to rescind coverage for people who develop serious medical conditions.
The new law, signed March 4, was one of few victories Richardson was able to claim [...]