CMS Approves NM’s Disability Waivers for Next Five Years – But Governor and Legislators Under-fund Programs
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) both the Medically Fragile Waiver…
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HCA’s New Turquoise Claims Continues Rejecting Legitimate Budget Claims of Developmentally Disabled Participants
“The project has seen substantial delays—with the completion date pushed back seven years to the…
Medicaid Trust Fund Gets Close to $1 Billion Windfall. It’s Time for a Plan to Boost DDSD and Elder Caregiver Salaries
According to the director and an economist of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee, New…
Salary Surfing, Pension Boost, and Revolving Door for DOH CFO Retiring; Returning Next Day as Contract Employee
Background While the number fluctuates month to month, there are currently 2,764 employees at the…
Democrats Should Consider House GOP Leader’s Proposal to Reign in Governor’s Vetoes of Legislative Oversight Language
House Republican Leader Gail Armstrong Has Asked the New Mexico Legislative Council Members to Seek…
After Seven Years of MLG’s Braggadocio, DD Waiver Clients and Families Need an Honest Governor Who Listens to Them
DD Waiver Community Has 42 Weeks to Educate New Mexico’s Next Governor, And Not Repeat…
DD Waiver Community Should Ask Senate to Restore DDSD Funding to at Least the Executive Requested Amount
House Cut Developmental Disability Recommended Spending by $56 Million, While Seeking to Increase Corporate Welfare…
With Friends Like House Democrats, NM’s Developmentally Disabled Don’t Need Any Enemies – Will Senate Be As Uncaring?
New Mexico DD Waiver Community Consistently Dissed By Democrats in Charge Since 2019, the Democrats…
Three Years After Horrific Abuse of Mary Melero, New Mexico Ignores Improving Workforce Serving Most Vulnerable
Almost three years after the horrendous and needless death of a young woman under the…
Will Lawmakers Demand Governor Try to Claw Back $168 Million in OIG Identified Medicaid Over-payments to MCOs?
Governor Lujan Grisham and Legislators to Address Federal Cuts in Vital Social Programs With Initial…
Governor, Lawmakers Favor Corporate Welfare Over Most Promising Job Growth Sector Impacting New Mexican Workforce
The Numbers Don’t Lie. Direct Care Health Related Jobs Offer Largest Growth Potential … So,…
Like EMS, Fire and Police, Programs for the Developmentally Disabled Should be Universally Applicable and Available
If your house catches fire, or there is a person about to attack you in…
New Report Proves Lujan Grisham Administration Paying Direct Care Workers Below Real Poverty Level
Since 2019 Governor Lujan Grisham Gave Big Pay Increases for Agency Leaders and Her Staff…
NM Governor Gave $11,500 to $32,900 Raises to 15 Members of Her Inner Circle
While Denying 2,300 State Employees and More Than 5,000 DD Waiver Caregivers a Living Wage,…
Investing with Purpose: Building New Mexico’s Future
State Agency Press Release – Guest Editorial From Senator Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas New Mexico’s…