Topic: New Mexico

Former NM governor, little known nationally, mulls presidential run on small gov't platformFormer New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson may not be well-known nationally, but he's considering a run for president.Last week, the two-term Republican governor made his second trip to Iowa. He's ...
The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program.A " ; Webb, ...
New Mexico considers Medicaid overhaul to cut costs because of looming budget shortfallGov. Bill Richardson's administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid and scale back health care services to some lower-income New Mexicans to cope with a projected budget shortfall of $300 million ...

CMS pilots new payment scheme

The article discusses the demonstration on medical service program offered by the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The scheme is only specified to 28 cardiac and nine orthopedic surgical services chosen by CMS, considering their historically high volume, profit and ...
AMERIGROUP Corporation (AGP) Q3 2008 Earnings Call October 23, 2008 8:30 am ET. I'm Julie Loftus Trudell, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, and with me this morning are AMERIGROUP's Chairman and CEO, Jim Carlson; Chief Operating Officer, Dick Zoretic; Executive Vice President, ...
Illegal Immigrants Not Covered by Richardson's Health Proposal for New MexicoImmigrants living in New Mexico illegally will not be covered by Gov. Bill Richardson's proposal for universal health care. Richardson, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has said his goal is ...