HB 203 Update
The Health Security Planning & Design Board Act (HB 203) was introduced last week. Yay!
HB 203 sponsor Rep. Debbie Armstrong has told us that the bill will not be heard until next week at the earliest. It will first be heard in her committee, House Health & Human Services. It will then go to House Appropriations & Finance.
9 Health Care Provider Organizations Ask Our Legislators to Support Health Security
Nine New Mexico provider organizations (with thousands of members!) wrote an open letter to our legislators, urging them to support the 2021 Health Security bill.
We so appreciate these organization’s public support of Health Security!
NM Public Health Association
NM Pediatric Society
NM Nurse Practitioner Council
NM Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine
Psychiatric Medical Association of NM
NM Pharmacists Association
The Committee of Interns and Residents, UNM
NM Podiatric Medical Association
NM Counseling Association
The letter has now been sent—in electronic and paper form—to every single one of our state legislators.
It also appeared in Sunday's Las Cruces Sun-News, and we anticipate publication in additional papers this week.
New Member Organizations
A big welcome to our newest member organizations: the New Mexico Counseling Association, which encompasses a broad spectrum of groups in the field of professional counseling, and the New Mexico Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, a national organization of researchers who work to apply research to policy.
We're happy to have you as part of our coalition!
If your organization would like a virtual presentation on Health Security, please contact Dana Millen, our education & outreach coordinator.