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The Line: Behavioral Health Providers Cleared By Attorney General

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February 12, 2016 – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced this week that an investigation did not find credible evidence of fraud at 10 more behavioral health providers across the state. In 2013, the New Mexico Human Services Department cut off Medicaid funding to 15 providers after alleging fraudulent billing and misuse of funds. This…

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The Line: The Cost Of Cutting Behavioral Health Services

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February 5, 2016 – The Santa Fe New Mexican reported this week that the legislature may consider a 19 percent cut in the Human Services Department’s Behavioral Health Services Division. Advocates and providers have raised concerns about cuts to behavioral health and substance abuse programs. Host Gene Grant discusses this news with this week’s Line opinion panelists:…

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