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Frustrated by surprise medical bills and hidden costs?
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (597+ words) Health care reform is once again a top priority in Congress. Recently, President Donald Trump announced his'health care plan'that would finally require meaningful hospital and health insurance price transparency. Yet price transparency isn't a partisan issue. The Biden administration also'supported'this…...
Tears over a $2,550 premium: a New Mexico family’s plea
1+ week, 6+ day ago (713+ words) When I saw our new health insurance premium, I burst into tears. On paper, our household income puts us at 713% of the federal poverty level for a family of three. To some policymakers, that number might suggest we're "doing fine....
Health insurance open enrollment brings increased costs for 2026
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) The annual enrollment period, or AEP, for 2026 health care insurance coverage is imminent. For those who qualify for insurance through New Mexico's health insurance marketplace, BeWell, applications are being taken Nov. 1 through Jan. 15, 2026. For Medicare recipients, the eight-week window is…...
Hospital administrators remain committed to care amid economic headwinds
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1031+ words) Kiser's instructor showed his class a model that drove the point home. It demonstrated how easily the prices of health care services shifted with the many variable costs required to provide them, how even a small adjustment in public insurance…...
OPINION: Open enrollment brings out scammers
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (246+ words) Prepare for an onslaught of promotional health insurance letters, phone calls, emails and texts during one of the biggest times of the year for scams. The open enrollment period for enrolling in or changing health coverage plans started for some…...
New Mexico health insurance rates among the nation’s steepest hikes next year
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (148+ words) The average price increase for individual plans sold through BeWell, New Mexico's health insurance marketplace, will be 35.7%, the OSI said " the fourth-highest average ACA rate increase of any state ... New Mexicans will face some of the highest Affordable Care Act…...
Hamill: Understanding the self-employed health insurance deduction
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (308+ words) In general, self-employed people can deduct 100% of their health insurance premiums as adjustments to their gross income, writes our columnist Jim Hamill. Question: My son lives in Arizona and receives pension income from the Arizona Retirement System (ARS) He is…...
UNM Hospital cuts dozens of jobs in response to federal funding cuts, financial woes
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (125+ words) The University of New Mexico Hospital has cut 53 positions as the state's largest public health system faces deepening financial pressures and federal funding cuts. The University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center on Tuesday. UNM Hospital is cutting dozens…...