HSD  announces intention to raise certain Medicaid provider payment rates effective July 1, 2019, as part of Governor Lujan Grisham’s focus on health care and as a critical first step in fulfilling her promise to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for providers at the center of New Mexico’s health care safety net. 

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced her plan to raise certain Medicaid provider rates by $60 million effective July 1. 

The New Mexico Human Service Department (HSD) announces that it has improved the efficiency of processing new, renewal and emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications to above the federal timeliness standard of 95 percent for all its 34 locations since Oct. 1, 2018.

Santa Fe, N.M. - New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham signed House Bill 480, Tuesday, April 2, which was passed unanimously by both the House and Senate. This legislation expands physician residency slots in the state. The bill was strongly supported by leadership at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), New Mexico’s newest medical school, and other health care collaborators.

Santa Fe, N.M. - The Human Services Department is pleased to publicly acknowledge and thank hundreds of employees who have contributed to improving the ASPEN system. ASPEN is the acronym for the Automated System Program and Eligibility Network that was rolled out in January of 2014. The system tracks customer’s eligibility and benefits for services like Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), and also handles MCO enrollment for the Medicaid Centennial Care 2.0 program.

SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham instructed the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) and the Human Services Department (HSD) to develop a Medicaid supports waiver program to aid people with developmental disabilities in our state who are currently waiting for services.