Hospitals see lower costs since insurance expansion

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Hospitals in New Mexico are reporting lower costs for providing care to patients without insurance since the state expanded Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a report by the Legislative Finance Committee shows more patients are covered with some type of private insurance or government-issued Medicaid coverage, lowering the cost of indigent care for hospitals across the state.
The report shows that the