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Here at New Mexico in Focus, we have the privilege and challenge of analyzing complex governmental systems and processes that impact us all, yet which few people may truly understand. The federal health care program Medicaid is one of those systems. And after Congress passed the most severe cuts in the program\u2019s history through President Donald Trump\u2019s tax and spending bill last month, millions of Americans will face major changes in how they receive and pay for their health care.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In New Mexico, we\u2019re going to feel it more than any other state in the country. That\u2019s because we have the nation\u2019s highest per capita percentage of state residents reliant on the program. That\u2019s 38.5% of the state\u2019s population, more than 800,000 people. The New Mexico Healthcare Authority<\/a> estimates about 90,000 people could lose coverage completely through the program by the time all of the cuts are phased in over the next 10 years. Another quarter-million people will have to fork out more money for co-pays, while navigating new work requirements and other added bureaucratic obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That 10-year process dismantling foundational government support programs will span multiple election cycles. But with each passing year, the task of potentially rebuilding them will become more and more difficult.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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