/tags/new-mexico-health-care-authority New Mexico Health Care Authority en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:21:59 GMT /Behavioral-mental-health-substance-use-addiction-treatment-reform-NM-SB3-early-funding Behavioral health reform may come earlier than planned to parts of New Mexico. The executive committee overseeing the reform and development of services across the state announced early access funding opportunities at its meeting Tuesday. The state is putting up to $26 million to fund urgently needed services while planning the larger system. That’s about $2 million for each behavioral health region. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:21:59 GMT /Behavioral-mental-health-substance-use-addiction-treatment-reform-NM-SB3-early-funding Daniel Montaño /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-trying-to-cover-federal-SNAP-food-stamp-reductions-cuts Federal cuts to food assistance through the budget reconciliation bill, better known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” put more than 450,000 New Mexicans at risk seeing their benefits drop by more than 20%, or losing their assistance altogether. But, state officials say they’ll do everything they can to fill gaps left by those federal cuts. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:36:56 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-trying-to-cover-federal-SNAP-food-stamp-reductions-cuts Daniel Montaño /public-health-new-mexico/2025-06-27/nm-backslides-in-behavioral-healthcare-rankings-despite-increased-access-more-providers-and-better-funding New Mexico’s Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo presented an update on the state’s access to both physical and behavioral health care at a Legislative Finance Committee meeting in Taos on Wednesday. Despite an increase in the number of behavioral health providers and greater patient utilization, the state is seeing worse outcomes in a few areas. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:34:19 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-06-27/nm-backslides-in-behavioral-healthcare-rankings-despite-increased-access-more-providers-and-better-funding Daniel Montaño /NM-New-Mexico-rasies-medicaid-rates-pay-payouts-for-developmentally--intellectually-disabled-ddsd-hca The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:33:34 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-rasies-medicaid-rates-pay-payouts-for-developmentally--intellectually-disabled-ddsd-hca Daniel Montaño /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-new-budget-3-billion-dollars-more-for-second-year-2026 In Santa Fe, state agencies galore made their case for a piece of the state’s expanding general fund this week as they presented budget requests. ������’s Daniel Montaño reports the state’s newest agency pitched a second year budget $3.1 billion more than its first year’s Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:42:51 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-new-budget-3-billion-dollars-more-for-second-year-2026 Daniel Montaño /local-news/2024-07-02/state-hospital-subsidies-need-to-be-revamped-according-to-analyst Hospitals in New Mexico are facing financial challenges, with concerns about profitability and sustainability. During a legislative health and human services committee meeting Monday, the committee discussed ways to better manage and hold hospitals accountable. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:39:04 GMT /local-news/2024-07-02/state-hospital-subsidies-need-to-be-revamped-according-to-analyst Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-07-01/new-mexico-health-care-authority-and-other-july-1-laws Several laws passed in the last two New Mexico legislative sessions went into effect Monday, July 1. They range from establishing a new state agency to shoring up election funding and the public safety workforce. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:24:34 GMT /local-news/2024-07-01/new-mexico-health-care-authority-and-other-july-1-laws Nash Jones