A look at federal health care law in New Mexico

Posted at: 06/28/2012 8:23 AM
By: The Associated Press

A look at federal health care law in New Mexico:

NEW MEXICO NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 433,000, or about 21 percent.

WHERE THE STATE STANDS: New Mexico Monday (6/25) announced formation of a task force to develop a proposal for creating a state health insurance exchange.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW: A spokesman for the state Human Services Department says New Mexico will establish a state health insurance exchange regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules. State official say it will be next year, at the earliest, before an exchange could be implemented.

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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