New Mexico Health Insurance
How healthy is living in New Mexico?
New Mexico is the 38th most healthy state in which to live, according to an annual study by a leading foundation.
The state has an excellent record in preventing deaths from cancer and cardiovascular disease -- only three other states rank higher.
Only one state, neighboring Texas, has a higher rate of citizens without health insuarance. New Mexico has the worst access in the nation to prenatal health care. It's in the bottom ten for children in poverty, violent crime, occupational fatalities, immunization of children, and sick days.
The state made progress, year-over-year, on smoking and now ranks smack-dab in the middle with a rank of 25.
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on New Mexico.
Does New Mexico have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool
(505) 622-4711
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in New Mexico
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in New Mexico.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in New Mexico.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in New Mexico
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on New Mexico health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in New Mexico at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator Jeff Bingaman
PHONE: 202-224-5521 (DC office)
FAX: not available (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
- Senator Pete Domenici
PHONE: 202-224-6621 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-3261 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
- New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
PHONE: (505) 476-2200
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your New Mexico State Senator and State Representative
USNews health insurance rankings for New Mexico
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in New Mexico.
Official State Goverment Sites with New Mexico Health Insurance Information
Insure New Mexico Solutions -- provides affordable, quality health insurance solutions for New Mexico's small businesses and non-profit organizations with 50 or fewer eligible employees.
New Mexikids -- no cost or low cost health coverage for children under 19 years old. If your household income is less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, health care services are provided to your child at no cost. If your household income is between 185% - 235% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, some of the health care services your child receives may require that you make a co-payment at the time each service is provided.
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