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Behavioral Health Funding In Bernalillo County

New Mexico in Focus: behavioral health

February 10, 2017 – Voters in Bernalillo County voted overwhelmingly in 2014 to support a new tax to pay for mental and behavioral health services. This came after the shooting death of James Boyd, a homeless man who was schizophrenic, by Albuquerque Police, as well as other shootings by police involving people suffering from mental…

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What will happen to New Mexicans if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?

New Mexico in Focus: the ACA

February 10, 2017 – Opponents of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, have been advocating for its repeal since it was enacted in 2010. Yet, if it were to completely go away, more than 36,000 New Mexicans who have gained health insurance since then could stand to lose those benefits. New Mexico in Focus host…

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