Issue Position: Providing Accessible Health Care

Issue Position

With nearly 1 million New Mexicans on medicaid, I believe in the expansion of medicaid, and healthcare for all. My time as a member of the Health and Human Services committee has shown me how our state fails our neediest residents.

Creating accessible, affordable healthcare for all citizens, and expanding healthcare resources to rural communities makes sense, especially as healthcare costs continue to rise. Our state government spent almost $700 million on prescription drugs in 2016 alone, which was a 54% increase in just two years. This is why I co-sponsored SB 354, which would have formed a Pharmaceuticals Purchasing Council to require New Mexico state agencies to work together to pursue coordinated cost containment strategies.

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