SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING NEW MEXICO’S UNINSURED ADULTS. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR JACK HOADLEY TELLS US NEW MEXICO’S RATE OF LOW INCOME UNINSURED ADULTS IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID CONTINUES.
THE RATE DROPPED FROM 46 PERCENT IN 2009 TO 21 PERCENT IN 2016, DOWN 25 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
HOADLEY ALSO TELLS US THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS NOT ENDING NEXT YEAR, BUT SOME CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO IT. MEANWHILE, MEDICAID EXPANSION CONTINUES AS A STATE OPTION.
