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LISTEN: Cutting Medicaid To Fix The State Budget

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91°µÍø Call In Show 7/27 8a: As New Mexico grapples with a budget crisis, the state is considering whether to save money by making changes to Medicaid—things like charging copays for prescriptions and doctor visits and eliminating dental care for Medicaid recipients. 

We’ll break down the state’s plan and what it could mean for health care here. Should people on Medicaid have to pay copays? How should the state handle the increasing cost of healthcare for children, low income folks and people with disabilities?

Guests:

  • Abuko Estrada,
  • Bill Jordan,
  • Sherri Gonzalez,
Ed Williams came to 91°µÍø in 2014 by way of Carbondale, Colorado, where he worked as a public radio reporter covering environmental issues. Originally from Austin, Texas, Ed has reported on environmental, social justice, immigration and Native American issues in the U.S. and Latin America for the Austin American-Statesman, Z Magazine, NPR’s Latino USA and others. In his spare time, look for Ed riding his mountain bike in the Sandias or sparring on the jiu-jitsu mat.
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