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In Reversal After NCLA Suit, DOJ To Allow Prisoners Moved To Home Confinement For COVID To Remain There

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NCLA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) commends Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for reversing course on the idea of automatically returning prisoners put on home confinement to prison once the pandemic ends.

Under an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) last week, prisoners released to home confinement pursuant to 2020’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act will not automatically return to prison post-pandemic and will be eligible to remain at home instead.

NCLA represents Dianthe Martinez-Brooks, Read More

BeWellnm Health Insurance Extends Enrollment Deadline

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beWellnm News:

ALBUQUERQUE — beWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, is extending its enrollment period and premium payments for effective coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

New Mexicans now have until Dec. 31, 2021 to enroll and pay their premium to receive coverage for Plan Year 2022 starting the first of the year.

New Mexico residents who would prefer to have effective coverage beginning Feb. 1, 2022 still have until Jan. 15, 2022 to enroll.

“BeWellnm is extending the opportunity for New Mexicans to receive continuous health insurance coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2022,” beWellnm Read More

Los Alamos Family Council CountUP! Week 8

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LAFC News:

Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors made up of eight members.

These members have three primary duties in their roles:

  • Duty of care;
  • Duty of loyalty; and
  • Duty of obedience.

Learn more about these three duties here.

“Our eight board members, Austin Evans (Board President), David Todd Harmon (Board Vice President), Mary Erwin (Treasurer), Ed Vigil (Secretary), George Chandler, Joe Granville, Anne Kain and Matthew Waldschmidt, are dedicated to the health and well-being of our community,” LAFC Executive Director Jordan Redmond said. Read More

LANL: Estimating Strength Of Selection For COVID Variants

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LANL scientists have developed methods to quantify how more or less transmissible new COVID variants are, which could have far-reaching implications for public health in terms of COVID-19 risk and vaccination levels required to obtain herd immunity. At left, frequency of the B.1.1.7 strain in the UK (black dots) with model prediction (blue line) assuming a transmission advantage of 45 percent over baseline. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

As the discovery of the new omicron variant illustrates, new COVID-19 variants will continue to regularly emerge. In an effort to make sense of these new variants, Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Dec. 23: 1,150 New Cases, Totaling 342,649 With 44 New Deaths And 295,977 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced 1,150 new COVID-19 cases today.

Los Alamos County reported 6 new cases, bringing the total to 1003 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 44 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 9.4 percent.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 387 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Catron County
  • 57 new cases
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Governor Signs Tweak To Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

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New Mexico Medical Society Executive Director Annie Jung
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed House Bill 11, which ensures that independent health care providers can continue providing the care that New Mexicans need by clarifying statutory language that had inadvertently caused those providers to fear losing their insurance policies.
The legislation came out of an agreement between doctors, patients, insurance companies and hospitals.
“Supporting New Mexico’s medical providers and protecting the patients they serve is important
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