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New Mexico should use state money to keep Medicaid coverage if federal funding falls.

About a third of New Mexicans are covered by Medicaid, and 2025 federal law will reduce federal Medicaid funding in coming years. Using state money would keep more people covered and require other budget trade-offs.

Deb Haaland

Democratic
Agree

We have more at stake in New Mexico than almost any other state, and more to lose from cuts and consolidations happening now.

Press quote · Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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