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Lujan Grisham Administration Announces End Of 35-Year ‘Jackson’ Lawsuit

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From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the State of New Mexico announced Thursday the historic culmination of Jackson, et al., vs. the Los Lunas Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, et al., one of the longest-running institutional reform lawsuits in the country.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John F. Robbenhaar granted the state’s motion to dismiss Wednesday, recognizing the extensive and effective measures the state has employed to not only remedy the original violations, but to establish and maintain a successful community-based system that Read More

MMA Coach Greg Jackson Offers Private Training Session For Make-A-Wish New Mexico’s Wine & Wishes Live Auction

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MAKE-A-WISH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Coach Greg Jackson announced Wednesday that he will offer a private self-defense training session at Make-A-Wish New Mexico’s Wine and Wishes live auction Friday, May 6.

Jackson trains professional MMA fighters around the world, but is committed to supporting his hometown community of Albuquerque and its critical non-profit organizations like Make-A-Wish New Mexico. He is urging New Mexicans to purchase tickets to Wine & Wishes or to make an online contribution to Make-A-Wish New Mexico. Those attending the Wine & Wishes event can bid in the Read More

Luján Joins U.S. Secretary Of Education Cardona To Tour Santa Fe High School And Speak With Students And Educators About Mental Health

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Scene of a discussion Thursday at Santa Fe High School on mental health support in schools with U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

SANTA FE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to tour Santa Fe High School and participate in a discussion Thursday with students and school counselors on the importance of mental health support in schools.

The Senator also discussed the COVID-19 relief funding he delivered through the American Rescue Plan and other legislation that increased Read More

Skolnik: COVID Update #14 – The Status Of COVID-19 In Los Alamos

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos

The Status of COVID-19 in Los Alamos

Los Alamos County again has a rate of over 4 cases per day, or 22 per 100,000 population, on a seven-day rolling average. This is an increase of 58% over the last 14 days. It is also the second highest rate in the state and almost three times the average for the state. The present rate of new cases is approaching that during the Delta wave and is a higher rate than on 81% of all days since the pandemic began. No Los Alamos County residents are in the hospital for COVID or have died in the last seven days from COVID. However, 16 county residents Read More

Office Of Superintendent Of Insurance Issues Advice For True Health New Mexico’s Plan Members

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OSI News:

SANTA FE — True Health New Mexico (True Health) recently announced that it will leave the New Mexico health insurance market.

The organization’s parent company, Bright Health, which purchased True Health last April, made the decision to pull out of several states, including New Mexico. True Health covers nearly 32,000 New Mexicans.

The NM Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) advises all of True Health’s members – individuals, families and employer-sponsored groups – to plan to take action to ensure they don’t have a break in their health insurance coverage. Read More

Luján Leads CBOC Community Listening Event With Veterans In Las Vegas, NM

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján visits with a veteran at a community listening session Wednesday in Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy photo

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján leads a community listening session Wednesday with Secretary Sonya Smith of the NMDVS regarding the Veterans Affairs Dept.’ recommendation to close the Las Vegas Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a community listening session Wednesday in partnership with Secretary Sonya Smith of the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services regarding the Department of Read More

Shiv: New Mexico’s Postpartum Medicaid Expansion Supports Parents And Newborns

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By Divya Shiv MPP
Research and Policy Analyst
New Mexico Voices for Children

On top of the extraordinary mental and physical changes one faces after having a baby, one thing that shouldn’t have to change is one’s health care coverage.

Fortunately, new mothers who qualify now have a full year of postpartum Medicaid coverage in New Mexico so they can focus on what really matters: taking care of their babies and their own health concerns. After all, nothing is more foundational for our next generation than the well-being of mothers and infants.

Before this past legislative session, people who enrolled Read More

BeWellnm Launches New Special Enrollment Period

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BeWellnm Communication & Outreach Director Maureen Manring

BeWellnm News:

ALBUQUERQUE — BeWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, announces a new Special Enrollment Period for low-income individuals and families providing them with affordable health insurance.

New Mexico residents with an estimated annual household income between 139 percent and 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) are now eligible to enroll in health insurance coverage through the new Special Enrollment Period.

“Nearly 12,000 uninsured New Mexicans could be eligible for enrollment in Read More