State agency extends contracts for Medicaid providers amid uncertainty over procurement process The move by the New Mexico Human Services Department to extend the existing contracts through June 2024 - instead of the end of this year - comes after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration made a last-minute decision in January to cancel a procurement process for new contracts and start over. Monday, June 5th, 2023 at 6:07PM
Getting in shape: Presbyterian Health Plan partners with New Mexico-based company to offer TruFit app Members of Presbyterian Health Plan who have intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities now have access to an app that allows them to receive customized fitness regimens, a move leadership at Presbyterian says allows them to address health care inequities in the state. Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 at 11:53AMUpdated: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 at 11:57AM
In time for Memorial Day: Do's and Don'ts to protect kids from mosquitoes "Quick, get the bug spray, I think it went that-a-way!" This line fro ... Monday, May 22nd, 2023 at 2:45PM
NM approves insomnia as qualifying condition for medical cannabis program The sleep disorder that makes it harder for people to fall asleep or stay asleep is the state's 30th qualifying condition for the program. It will go into effect in June. Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 at 4:05PMUpdated: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 at 4:58PM
Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law WASHINGTON – Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman ... Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 10:05PMUpdated: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 at 12:05AM
Bernalillo County and UNM hope to partner on inmate health care After decades of for-profit corporations providing medical services at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Bernalillo County is pursuing another option. Since terminating its contract with YesCare — formerly called Corizon Health — the county has been in conversations with the University of New Mexico Health Systems about a partnership for it to provide medical and behavioral services at the jail. Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 at 7:49PM
City: Asbestos regulations not followed at Gateway Center The city of Albuquerque found asbestos inside its Gateway Center construction project last month and now acknowledges it had not followed federal standards prior to the start of the work. Friday, April 21st, 2023 at 7:46PM
There are ways to reduce effects of pollen blasts Many individuals develop allergies in March and April every year (and many in other months of the year and some endure it all through the year). Allergies involve the eyes, nose, throat, lungs and the skin. The offending agent is primarily pollen (mostly juniper and cottonwood but others as well) and the winds help spread them far and wide. Spring catarrh has been the term used often for the allergies of the eyes. Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at 9:50AMUpdated: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at 10:15AM
Strategies companies can use to address job stress academic's corner ... Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 7:02AMUpdated: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 8:15AM
Learn how to save a life: UNM athletes team up with Dr. Barry Ramo for one of New Mexico's largest free CPR training events ever Participants at the April 15 event will also learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of a heart attack, how to use an AED, and how to save a choking victim. Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 at 12:02AMUpdated: Monday, April 10th, 2023 at 1:15AM