Saturday, July 22, 2006
Medicare expansion, insurance task force proposed
Source: news.com
Gov. Bill Richardson proposed increasing Medicaid coverage to consist of adults, and announced the configuration of a new task force Thursday that will be charged with coming up with a plan to give universal health insurance coverage.
"I want every New Mexican insured by 2008 or 2009, and I think it's doable," Richardson said. "For the legislative session of '08, I can see us having a health-care plan statewide that covers everybody."
Richardson announced a five-point plan Thursday to speak to the health insurance gap in the state. Along with the Medicaid growth and creation of the task force, Richardson's proposal would:
•Require that all private companies doing commerce with the state offer health insurance to their New Mexico employees.
•Survey state employees who refuse health insurance to see if they are otherwise covered.
•Increase eligibility for the State Coverage Insurance plan to those making up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level.
New Mexico now has almost 400,000 uninsured, about 21 percent of the population. Most of them have jobs, but not entrée to health insurance, Richardson said.
Source: news.com
Gov. Bill Richardson proposed increasing Medicaid coverage to consist of adults, and announced the configuration of a new task force Thursday that will be charged with coming up with a plan to give universal health insurance coverage.
"I want every New Mexican insured by 2008 or 2009, and I think it's doable," Richardson said. "For the legislative session of '08, I can see us having a health-care plan statewide that covers everybody."
Richardson announced a five-point plan Thursday to speak to the health insurance gap in the state. Along with the Medicaid growth and creation of the task force, Richardson's proposal would:
•Require that all private companies doing commerce with the state offer health insurance to their New Mexico employees.
•Survey state employees who refuse health insurance to see if they are otherwise covered.
•Increase eligibility for the State Coverage Insurance plan to those making up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level.
New Mexico now has almost 400,000 uninsured, about 21 percent of the population. Most of them have jobs, but not entrée to health insurance, Richardson said.
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