What will happen to New Mexicans if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?

February 10, 2017 – Opponents of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, have been advocating for its repeal since it was enacted in 2010. Yet, if it were to completely go away, more than 36,000 New Mexicans who have gained health insurance since then could stand to lose those benefits.

New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant and a special panel shed some light on what this means for everyday New Mexicans. He is joined by Linda Wedeen, interim CEO of beWellnm, New Mexico’s Health Insurance Exchange, and Gabriel Sanchez, executive director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy at UNM and director of research for Latino Decisions. They are also joined by Roxane Spruce Bly, an independent consultant with Bly and Associates, which helps implement effective programs that improve the health and well-being of native people.

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