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New Mexico Health Choices

Market-based universal coverage proposal

References

New Mexico web sites

Insure New Mexico! Council
Created by Gov. Richardson to research and propose options for reducing the number of uninsured in NM
http://www.insurenewmexico.state.nm.us/presentations.html
New Mexico Health Policy Commission
http://hpc.state.nm.us/
Health Insurance Consumer Guide for New Mexico
Provides details about the products, programs, tax credits and regulations that apply to buying health insurance in New Mexico. http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/nm00.html

National web sites

U.S. Census Bureau
The primary source of population, government and business statistics.
http://www.census.gov/
Kaiser Family Foundation
An excellent source of compiled statistical data, news and analysis about healthcare
http://www.kff.org http://www.statehealthfacts.org
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
A primary source of healthcare spending data and other research (but difficult to navigate).
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/
National Center for Health Statistics
Part of the Center for Disease Control. Focuses on non-financial health data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Newsbatch.com
Well-written articles with facts and policy options on many topics
http://www.newsbatch.com/healthcare.htm

New Mexico

Final report of the Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Coverage and Access
By the New Mexico Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Coverage and Access (October 15, 2003)
http://www.hrsa.state.nm.us/documents/HCCA_TF.pdf
2004 Household Health Insurance Survey
By Research and Polling, Inc. for the New Mexico Human Services Department (HRSA Grant)
http://www.insurenewmexico.state.nm.us/documents/HouseholdSurveyFinalReport.pdf
The impact of Medicaid on New Mexico’s Economy
By New Mexico Voices for Children (Policy Brief #9, Spring 2003)
Bare Bones Budgets: Measuring the minimum income needed for families in New Mexico
By Sherri Alderman and Kelly O’Donnell, New Mexico Voices for Children (July 2003)

The uninsured

The uninsured in America
By the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
The uninsured and their access to healthcare
By the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (December 2003)

Employer-based insurance

Employer Health Benefits: 2004 Summary of Findings
By the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust ($7148)
Managing Costs, Managing Benefits: Employer decisions in local healthcare markets
By Jon B. Christianson and Sally Trude, Center for Studying Health System Change (February 2003)

Other reform proposals

New Mexico Health Security Act
By the Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign
Plan Summary
Proposed legislation: HB 746 of 2005
Fiscal Impact Report (a thorough, readable analysis written for the Legislative Finance Committee)
Covering America: Cost and coverage analysis of ten proposals to expand health insurance coverage
By John Sheils, Randall Haught, The Lewin Group (October 2003)
Solutions to the Medicaid crisis in New Mexico
By Kenneth M. Brown and Harry Messenheimer, Rio Grande Foundation (January 2003)
Could Subsidizing COBRA Health Insurance Coverage Help Most Low-income Unemployed?
By Stephen Zuckerman, Jennifer Haley, and Matthew Fragale, Urban Institute (October 17, 2001)

Medicaid

Medicaid system redesign ideas and possibilities
By the New Mexico Human Services Department (June 2003)
The Medicaid program at a glance
By the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2004)
The continuing Medicaid budget challenge: state Medicaid spending growth and cost containment in FY 2004/2005
By the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (October 2004)

Healthcare expenses

MEPS Research Findings #21: Healthcare Expenses in the United States, 2000
By T.M. Ezzati-Rice, D. Kashihara and S.R. Machlin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2004)
Medical Cost Reference Guide
By the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (May 2002)
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