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Alec Baldwin Is Right!

Well, his lawyers are — at least about one thing

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Mental Illness: RxP to the Rescue

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 10, 2023
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The deregulation answer to inadequate access

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Diversity, Economics, and Income

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 8, 2023
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What states are best-positioned to face the challenges to come?

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Report: No Loan for You!

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date March 2, 2023
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How the war on specialized emergency loans has hurt New Mexicans.

Tags Bank of America, Credit, Lending, No Loan For You!, Specialized Emergency Loans, The Pew Charitable Trusts, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo

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Lujan Grisham Allegedly Meddles in Medicaid Procurement

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 1, 2023
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks during a conference, Jan. 25, 2023, at the Capitol. Javier Gallegos/New Mexican file photo.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decision to redo New Mexico’s Medicaid contracts has sparked criticism and raised concerns about potential campaign finance influences from Centene Corporation and Western Sky Community Care.

Tags Centene Corporation, Chris Hummer, Chris Koster, Colin Toney, David Scrase, John Garcia, Medicaid, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Procurement, Robert Sanders, Ryan Lane, Shannon Bagley, Transparency, Western Sky Community Care

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Austin, We Have a Problem

Space is booming in Texas — it doesn’t ‘need’ corporate welfare

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A Balancing Act between Patient Rights and Healthcare Provider Needs

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 27, 2023
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New Mexico is facing a healthcare provider shortage, exacerbated by challenges in medical malpractice payouts and high malpractice caps.

Tags Doctor Shortage, Doctors, Dr. Gabrielle Adams, Dr. Nathaniel Roybal, Healthcare Reform, Medical Malpractice, Physicians, Southwest Gastroenterology

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Why is New Mexico Proposing Single-Payer Healthcare?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 25, 2023
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TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL - COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2017/01/15: Hundreds of activists and allies from the newly-formed anti-Trump group Rise & Resist staged a peaceful protest at Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City, to fight against the radical changes to the American healthcare system proposed by the Trump Administration and Republicans. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Medicaid Forward Plan, introduced as House Bill 400, is aimed at creating a state-administered health coverage plan.

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Hail to the American Southwest

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 20, 2023
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Air Force One, a VC-25A aircraft, lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 21, 2012. The VC-25A was a modified version of the Boeing 747 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes/Released)

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