Friday, July 21, 2006
Insurance plan targets business
Source: krqe.com
Gov. Bill Richardson unveiled a plan today to enlarge healthcare coverage for New Mexicans.
About 400,000 people in this state are uninsured, according to Richardson who said he needs to change that.
The five-point plan was announced at a capitol news discussion late this morning.
The governor said he’s build on efforts in the last governmental session to provide more health care for children.
Now he's addressing adults and families with children by annoying to squeeze more out of the Medicaid plan and going after more federal dollars.
He's also targeting businesses to cover their workers.
“This effort would begin with our own backyard,” Richardson said. “We're going to phase-in requirements that companies that do business with the state must offer health-insurance benefits to their New Mexico employees."
Richardson said his staff would be working with state agencies, legislators and the business community to develop a plan.
The governor says he hopes to have that new obligation in place by the 2008 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007.
Source: krqe.com
Gov. Bill Richardson unveiled a plan today to enlarge healthcare coverage for New Mexicans.
About 400,000 people in this state are uninsured, according to Richardson who said he needs to change that.
The five-point plan was announced at a capitol news discussion late this morning.
The governor said he’s build on efforts in the last governmental session to provide more health care for children.
Now he's addressing adults and families with children by annoying to squeeze more out of the Medicaid plan and going after more federal dollars.
He's also targeting businesses to cover their workers.
“This effort would begin with our own backyard,” Richardson said. “We're going to phase-in requirements that companies that do business with the state must offer health-insurance benefits to their New Mexico employees."
Richardson said his staff would be working with state agencies, legislators and the business community to develop a plan.
The governor says he hopes to have that new obligation in place by the 2008 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007.
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