Healthcare

New Documents On Review Of Chromium Interim Measures Remediation System In Mortandad Canyon Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

In March 2024, EM-LA and NMED convened a team of experts from the Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and Stewardship, industry, academia, and EPA Region 6 to perform a technical review of actions Read More

Dannemann: Consumer Protection On The Line

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

The patient was all set for surgery. The insurance company had approved the surgery and the patient was in the hospital’s administrative office to settle last-minute details. Two days before the surgery was scheduled, the hospital received a notice from the insurance company that the claim was denied. The patient, panicked, contacted the insurance company and was told, “Well, you can always pay cash.”

This story was told in several reports I heard on NPR. At least one version was recounted by the patient herself, which Read More

Supreme Court Justice And District Judge: Healthy Communities Are Rooted In Meaningful Access To Affordable Civil Legal Services

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Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon

By New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon
and District Judge Erin B. O’Connell, chair of the New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice

Three out of four low-income households in New Mexico struggle with legal issues impacting basic needs like housing, financial stability, access to social and medical benefits.

New Mexico’s civil legal service providers handle thousands of cases every year, but a lack of capacity caused them to turn away more than half of the people seeking help last year.

The New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice works Read More

Los Alamos High School Key Club Members Spread Holiday Joy At CYFD’s 2024 Foster Children Christmas Party

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Deborah Brug, Jonathon Chen, Rafaela Rocha, and Lucia Rudin prepare to load the school Suburban with cotton candy machinery. Jonathon Chen and Deborah Brug spin cotton candy for guests. Photo by Morrie Pongratz

Jonathon Chen and Deborah Brug spin cotton candy for guests. Photo by Morrie Pongratz 

Kiwanis Key Club News:

What does a Los Alamos High School (LAHS) student do after finishing final exams? For five Key Clubbers, the answer was simple – help bring holiday cheer to foster children.

Last Friday, Key Club members volunteered at the Foster Children Christmas Party hosted by the Read More

Homewise Given Transformative Investment Totaling $35M

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HOMEWISE News:

Homewise has announced a transformative investment totaling $35 million with a $25 million donation from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving and a $10 million impact investment from the Anchorum Health Foundation.

These extraordinary contributions will directly fund programs that create pathways to affordable homeownership and improve energy efficiency in homes. None of the funding will be allocated to operational costs, ensuring that every dollar is dedicated to expanding Homewise’s impact on individuals, families, and communities.

“The affordable housing crisis Read More

Sandra Salazar Hosts 5th Annual Adopt A Grandparent Event

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Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant Sandra Salazar , left, is assisted by Destini Kuropatwinski of Sombrillo Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with unloading 63 Christmas stockings Thursday and placing them under the Christmas tree for residents. Courtesy photo

Sophia Sisneros, left, assists her Aunt Sandra Salazar to deliver Christmas stockings Thursday to the residents at Sombrillo Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for her 5th Annual Adopt a Grandparent event. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

This year marks the fifth year Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant Read More

New Mexico’s 988 Lifeline Available 24/7 During Holidays 

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HCA News:

          • Mental health support is always available

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) reminds residents that the 988 lifeline is available 24/7 throughout the holiday season, providing free and confidential support for anyone experiencing mental health, emotional, or substance use challenges.

“If you’re facing a difficult time, you’re not alone this holiday season,” said Kari Armijo, Secretary of the New Mexico Health Care Authority. “The 988 lifeline is available 24/7 to provide support, someone to talk to, and behavioral health resources.”

The holiday season, while Read More

Raffin: Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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Dr. Celeste Raffin
Member
Los Alamos Health Council

Mr. X was a 50 something white male who worked for a prominent firm in a large Intermountain West city. He lived in an elegant old home in a very tony neighborhood.

One January morning, he came to work and told his secretary that he wasn’t feeling well. He complained of a headache, nausea, feeling dizzy and spacy. She urged him to call his doctor but by the end of the day he felt much better so he went home.

For several days, he would come to work feeling poorly but then normal by the end of the day. He thought he was fighting off a flu bug. One morning he did not Read More

Lost Your Medicare Coverage? Here’s How To Regain It!

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By BEVERLY NEAL-CLINTON
Loreen and Lane Retirement Answer Agent
Los Alamos

If you’ve recently lost your Medicare coverage under Aetna, Humana 341, Presbyterian PPO, Wellcare, United CSNP, or simply due to a plan discontinuance, you may qualify for a Special Election Period (SEP), allowing you to make changes to your plan outside the regular enrollment windows. Beginning in January.

This SEP can be a lifeline for those who’ve experienced a qualifying event such as marriage, divorce, the death of a spouse, an employer settlement payment, losing employer-based insurance, changes in income, Read More