A Clearly Guest Post by Anthony Fleg SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM – A week before the school year began, a group of American Indian youth in New Mexico were not only working hard, they were teaching the class! Earlier this month, the 39th annual conference of the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) featured nationally [...]
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By Tracy Dingmann We at Clearly New Mexico can talk and talk and talk about health care reform and what it means to New Mexicans – but for now, we’d like to turn you over to an expert. For years, Sen. Dede Feldman, a Democrat representing District 13 in Albuquerque, has fought on a statewide [...]
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By Tracy Dingmann In the wake of the intense misinformation campaign waged against the healthcare reform bill that passed earlier this year, it has taken the public some time to differentiate fact from fiction. But now that the American people are learning the truth about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect [...]
One after another, shortly after a diagnosis of breast cancer, each of the women learned that her health insurance had been canceled… The women all paid their premiums on time. Before they fell ill, none had any problems with their insurance. Initially, they believed their policies had been canceled by mistake. So began a recent [...]
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You’ve heard about health care reform – but do you have any clue what kind of difference it could make in your life? A group that knows all about the health care bill and how it affects New Mexico wants to help New Mexicans find out how to make the most of the benefits and [...]
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A Clearly Guest post by Anthony Fleg of Native Health Initiative As American Indian Day is celebrated at the New Mexico Legislature on Friday, there is much to worry about amongst Tribal health leaders who fear drastic cuts in Medicaid will cripple an already under-funded health infrastructure. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley recently wrote to [...]
We wrote last month about the specter of cuts to some of the state’s sickest and most needy. Well, it’s happening, right now. The Albuquerque Journal reported today that the state Department of Health will cut $9 million in Medicaid spending for people with developmental disabilities – a program that serves 4,000 and has a [...]
