New Mexico holds final hearing on Medicaid proposals

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Human Services Department is holding its final public hearing on an array of proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid health care program.
Officials say the changes are designed to keep costs down while improving the delivery of health care for New Mexico’s poorest residents. But consumer advocates are warning that increasing premiums and copays will end up having negative effects on the use of health care services by people who need them