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Doña Ana HHS weighs vouchers to help uninsured buy coverage; commissioners seek targeted pilot
Summary
Health and Human Services presented options to use the Health Care Assistance Program (HCAAP) to help some residents pay insurance premiums and out‑of‑pocket costs under House Bill 45, but staff warned covering the entire enrolled population would be prohibitively expensive. Commissioners asked for targeted options, metrics and an amended resolution to return in a follow‑up work session.
Jamie Michael, representing Doña Ana County Health and Human Services, updated the board on the Health Care Assistance Program (HCAAP), which the county administers under state statute and county resolution. Michael said the program covers specific services (primary care, dental, behavioral health, limited physical therapy, ambulance transports and cancer treatment at Memorial Medical Center) and is funded in part by a grocery receipts tax increment; fiscal year 2024 expenditures were about $8.6 million.
Because of House Bill…
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