APPLICATIONS CONTINUE TO COME IN FOR AN EXPANDED MEDICAID PROGRAM IN NEW MEXICO. MATT KENNICOTT WITH THE STATE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAYS THE GOAL IS TO GET MORE LOW INCOME ADULTS ENROLLED WHO AREN'T COVERED BY INSURANCE. HE SAYS, FOR YEARS, NEW MEXICO HAS RANKED NUMBER 4 NATIONALLY FOR ITS UNINSURED RESIDENTS, AND ENROLLING MORE ADULTS IN MEDICAID IS ONE WAY TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM.
SINCE OCTOBER FIRST, KENNICOTT SAYS AROUND 73-THOUSAND APPLICATIONS HAVE COME IN. HE SAYS THEY HOPE TO GET 130-THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID BY THE END OF 2014.
