With trust fund fever spreading at the Roundhouse, New Mexico's latest new fund could be targeted at the state's growing Medicaid budget. A bill filed by a bipartisan group of senators would earmark $300 million for a new health care trust fund,

The New Mexico legislature can only watch and wait for a formal resolution of the issues caused by a temporary federal funding freeze.

It was a day of confusion and chaos for many people across our state as an abrupt halt on federal grants and loans.

Despite a pause on its effect, a wide range of New Mexico leaders are still reacting to the Trump administration’s directive that would have paused federal grants and loans saying it rattled the funding normalcy that so many agencies rely on.

New Mexico state and federal officials respond to Trump's efforts to freeze federal funding and the steps they will take

With President Donald Trump back in office, Congressional Republicans are eager to extend his 2017 tax cuts, which likely means slashing the Medicaid program which covers half of all children living in rural New Mexico.

The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers.

After losing access to a Medicaid federal funding portal after an aid freeze by the Trump administration, states say they’re regaining access, but some are reporting that the site

New Mexico has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in a lawsuit to block an order from the White House budget office intended to freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. Tuesday. New Mexico,

Looking to stay on top of what's happening at the Legislature? Here are four things to watch for on Wednesday, Jan. 29: Behavioral health: Three bills aimed at expanding New Mexico's mental health and drug abuse treatment system are on tap in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee,

At least 40 Native residents of Phoenix-area sober living homes and treatment facilities died between the spring of 2022 and summer of 2024, amid a Medicaid fraud crisis.