NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS REPEATING HIS ASSERTION THAT PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN HAS AVOIDED PAYING TAXES ON ITS MEDICAID PREMIUMS. UNDER THE LAW HEALTH INSURERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY 3 PERCENT IN TAXES TO THE STATE.
BALDERAS SAYS PRESBYTERIAN HAS PAID THE TAX IN THE PAST BUT RE-FILED YEARS LATER CLAIMING A TAX CREDIT. HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING THE MEDICAID SYSTEM. HE SAYS PRESBYTERIAN IS WEAKENING THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE.
PRESBYTERIAN HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING. UNDER THE LAW A TAX PAYER HAS THREE YEARS TO FILE A CLAIM BUT PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN WAITED EIGHT YEARS TO FILE ITS AMENDED RETURNS.
