NEW MEXICO HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF BABIES BORN ON MEDICAID IN THE NATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, CITING A STUDY BY THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, REPORTS THAT 72 PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS REPORTED IN THE STATE IN 2015 WERE PAID FOR BY MEDICAID…THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
NEW MEXICO HAS A POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 2-MILLION PEOPLE…AND AROUND 900-THOUSAND ARE ON MEDICAID.
