/tags/hsd HSD en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:31:29 GMT /local-news/2020-04-03/ynmg-covid-hospital-readiness In episode 34, we discover how prepared hospitals and health care facilities in New Mexico really are. And we go all over the state for this one. We hear… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:31:29 GMT /local-news/2020-04-03/ynmg-covid-hospital-readiness Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2019-05-28/hsd-promises-user-friendly-system-for-snap-and-medicaid-applications People who apply for food and medical assistance programs in New Mexico got used to long waits, mysterious denials, and catch-22s of bureaucracy. But… Tue, 28 May 2019 23:30:21 GMT /local-news/2019-05-28/hsd-promises-user-friendly-system-for-snap-and-medicaid-applications Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-05-17/lawyers-say-state-still-not-correctly-distributing-snap-and-medicaid-in-n-m For years, there’s been a fight in court about whether the state of New Mexico is following federal law when it comes to distributing food and medical… Fri, 17 May 2019 21:47:50 GMT /local-news/2019-05-17/lawyers-say-state-still-not-correctly-distributing-snap-and-medicaid-in-n-m Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-01-31/shutdown-reprieve-assures-snap-for-march The partial government shutdown is over for a couple of weeks. But the state is considering contingency plans for families who count on food benefits in… Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:56:56 GMT /local-news/2019-01-31/shutdown-reprieve-assures-snap-for-march Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-01-10/february-snap-will-be-disbursed-in-n-m-despite-shutdown With the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits in New Mexico were scheduled to dry up at the end of January. The 455,000 New Mexicans who rely on the… Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:12:53 GMT /local-news/2019-01-10/february-snap-will-be-disbursed-in-n-m-despite-shutdown Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-04-24/lets-talk-access-to-snap Let's Talk New Mexico 4/26 8a: Call 277-5866. We're talking about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and whether people in our state can… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:29:47 GMT /local-news/2018-04-24/lets-talk-access-to-snap Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking For decades, families in New Mexico have been missing out on food and medical assistance that they’re eligible for under federal law. Records show that… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:32:51 GMT /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-03-06/judge-could-order-change-in-leadership-at-isd New Mexico is still too slow in delivering food and medical assistance to the many people here who need it—and the problem is the people in charge. That’s… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:50:44 GMT /local-news/2018-03-06/judge-could-order-change-in-leadership-at-isd Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-06/hsd-moves-ahead-with-unpopular-medicaid-changes The New Mexico Human Services Department has been considering charging Medicaid recipients copays in an effort to save money from the state’s… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:08:27 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-06/hsd-moves-ahead-with-unpopular-medicaid-changes Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2017-07-25/listen-cutting-medicaid-to-fix-the-state-budget 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… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:30:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-07-25/listen-cutting-medicaid-to-fix-the-state-budget Ed Williams