1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (375+ words) The University of New Mexico faculty union is pushing back against a 13. 1% increase in monthly health insurance premiums, saying the hike will offset raises and burden employees, especially those covering family members....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (256+ words) New Mexico is one of only six states already using artificial intelligence to process Medicaid work requirement documentation ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027, federal deadline. State officials say AI will assist caseworkers but not make eligibility decisions....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (910+ words) LAS CRUCES " Less than halfway into the fiscal year, the city of Las Cruces has put the brakes on spending, with City Manager Ikani Taumoepeau admitting that the city's general fund balance had been "overstated." "We have a math problem…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (716+ words) LAS CRUCES " City officials will contemplate a more austere budget for the next fiscal year after the city's finance director advised them that spending is on an unsustainable course. Lesley Doyle, who has been in the job just over a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (161+ words) Jeff Mitchell is a retired psychiatrist living in Albuquerque. Taos (4 A), Cobre (3 A) and Questa defend titles, take home trophies NIT showdown is first GW-UNM matchup since infamous 1993 NCAA Tournament Downtown arts center launches printing business to provide financial cushion United goalkeeper…...

3+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week 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....

7+ mon, 3+ day 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…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (742+ words) Getting health insurance through Be Well WHO: New Mexico residents who don't have insurance through an employer, Medicare or Medicaid. WHEN: Start comparison shopping now. To get a plan for 2026, make your selection between Nov. 1 and Jan. 15, 2026. WHERE: Go online…...

7+ mon, 4+ day 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…...