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DRNM Priority Community Survey

Disability Rights New Mexico (DRNM) is an independent, private non-profit agency legal rights center that protects and promotes the human and civil rights of people with disabilities. Every three years, the staff, Board of Directors, and PAIMI...

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CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Input Needed: CMS Proposes rule to improve access to and quality of medicaid services

Input Needed: CMS Proposes Rule to Improve Access to and Quality...

By Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (Access Rule) to improve access to — and...

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World No Tobacco Day

From New Mexico Department of Health: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 is World No Tobacco Day which provides an opportunity for smokers in New Mexico to make the decision to quit. The Department of Health’s Nicotine Use Prevention and Control (NUPAC)...

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Free QPR Training To Help Prevent Suicide

The City of Albuquerque (CABQ) is offering free Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training. QPR is an evidence-based method for suicide prevention for teens and adults to use in their communities and workplaces. Just as people trained in...

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Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Together, we can fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental...

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Beyond the Basics: Medicaid Eligibility Appeals. Presented in partnership with the National Health Law Program

Medicaid Eligibility Appeals Process Webinar

Health Reform Beyond Basics presented a webinar on May 16, 2023, in partnership with the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). In this Beyond Basics webinar, Skyler Rosellini, Senior Attorney at NHeLP, provides an overview of the Medicaid...

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