Medicaid for people leaving jail or prison in NM expected to launch in summer 2025 States experiment with health coverage for incarcerated people still inside August 26, 2024
‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story The documentary ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ is racking up awards from film festivals August 26, 2024
Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that… August 23, 2024
About a third of New Mexico counties characterized as ‘maternity care deserts’ March of Dimes considers San Juan County to have full access August 12, 2024
Senators urge better access to disability payments for long COVID patients Long COVID often includes fatigue, brain fog and shortness of breath August 9, 2024
Gov. advertises state’s safe haven abortion status to lure providers from Texas New Mexico suffers a shortage of medical providers August 6, 2024
Nursing home inspections across New Mexico find at least one violation in 88% of facilities ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88%… July 31, 2024
Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either They’ll hold their breath to avoid it July 31, 2024
New Mexico preserves Medicaid coverage for thousands of children Members will get a written notification of their reinstatement July 29, 2024
Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado FILE – Chickens stand in their cages at a farm, in Iowa, Nov. 16, 2009. Four more people, all Colorado… July 27, 2024
Ute Mountain Ute chairman requests a dialysis clinic on tribal land An estimated 50 tribal members utilize dialysis services, says Manual Heart July 25, 2024
Fewer beds and smaller earnings will hurt New Mexico hospitals as new state law goes into effect The Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is pictured in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Danielle Prokop/Source NMcca Smaller New Mexico hospitals will… July 5, 2024
As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested The CDC and USDA have advised dairy farms to monitor for the virus in cattle and humans, but testing remains… July 3, 2024
A new state agency, and other New Mexico laws going into effect July 1 The New Mexico Health Care Authority aims to streamline state’s health care system July 2, 2024
N.M. governor shares draft proposal for forced mental health treatment ‘Please slow this down,’ pleads disability rights advocate June 27, 2024
Here’s how Ruidoso fire survivors can ask for help The southeastern New Mexico fires are officially a federal disaster June 25, 2024
N.M. officials distributing water to Las Vegas residents; non essential businesses closed Floods on 2022 Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar prompt Las Vegas water crisis June 25, 2024
Some mental health issues on the rise in New Mexico New Mexico’s drug overdose rate nearly doubled between 2019, before the pandemic, and 2022 June 24, 2024
New Mexico voters support abortion rights Anti-abortion activist Caleb Buck, right, talks with abortion-rights activist Nadine Seiler during a rally outside the Supreme Court, Tuesday, March… June 20, 2024
More than 14,000 Texans came to New Mexico for an abortion in 2023, report says Abortions have increased in New Mexico more than 260% since 2020 June 14, 2024
New Mexico again ranks at the bottom for child wellbeing 50% of New Mexico children experienced one or more Adverse Childhood Experiences during the 2021-2022 school year June 11, 2024
An aging New Mexico faces demographic challenges, report shows By 2040, about 23% of the state's population are predicted to be senior citizens June 10, 2024
New Mexico gets federal taxpayer funding to improve behavioral health services CCBHC clinics must serve anyone who walks through their door, regardless of their age, diagnosis, or insurance June 7, 2024
Time’s run out for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act Sen. Luján shares why fight to expand compensation program was personal as it expires over the weekend June 7, 2024