Universal Health Care Planning Board Passes Committee
NM House Democrats News:
SANTA FE Legislation taking the first step toward providing universal health care specific to New Mexico passed the House Health and Human Services Committee Wednesday.
Sponsored by Rep. Deborah Armstrong (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Tara Lujan (D-Santa Fe) and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D – Albuquerque), House Bill 203 creates a Health Security Planning and Design Board, tasked with supplying recommendations for the design of a health security program that would provide guaranteed health care coverage for all New Mexicans.
The plan will address:
Bulk purchases of drugs, medical supplies and equipment
Information technology system requirements
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Credit Peter Goodman Commentary: Many New Mexicans say it’s time for a New Mexico Health Security Plan. I agree.
This Legislature should pass the Health Security Planning and Design legislation (HB203), to establish an approximately four-year, publicly accountable, transparent process to design that plan. Health Security is backed by a huge coalition of groups, including the Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers. Las Cruces, Anthony, and Doña Ana County support it. (There’s no real opposition except big insurance companies.)
Three studies have concluded that creating our own health plan will be a great investment, through which we can confront problems of rising healthcare costs and a large uninsured population.