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On this episode we talk about the promises and threats from private equity ownership in health care. New Mexico has the highest proportion of private equity- owned hospitals in the country and we’ve been named most at risk of further private equity takeovers. That's why lawmakers recently passed an oversight bill on hospital acquisitions and mergers.
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Shelby Wyatt/Source New MexicoState legislators’ first attempt to pass a bill providing oversight of hospital mergers, acquisitions and private equity takeovers failed in the face of overwhelming industry opposition. They then successfully scrambled to get a second — less controversial — bill passed before the session closed. With the Governor's signature, the state will now have permanent protection, but some lawmakers worry the final bill might have too many concessions
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About a third of New Mexicans depend on medicaid to pay for health care. While our state legislature has signalled support by passing a bill to create a new medicaid trust fund, the United States congress is debating deep cuts to spending, including on medicaid. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, how would federal cuts affect health care in our state? -
Thousands of New Mexicans gathered Saturday in downtown Albuquerque to oppose the Trump Administration. The event was one of about a dozen in New Mexico and many more nationwide. -
Long-time labor activist Dolores Huerta was at the Hands Off! protest in Albuquerque on Saturday. She’s originally from Dawson, New Mexico, and worked alongside César Chávez to co-founded the United Farmworkers. -
On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss the power of oil and gas in our statehouse and why legislators may not be willing to change rules for the industry that brings about a third of the state’s total revenue while being the top emitter of greenhouse gases. -
Native American students make up 11% of public school enrollment in New Mexico. Yet there are not enough resources for them to learn their Native languages. A bill passed in the recent legislative session would create new schools under a state-tribal compact to address those gaps. -
New Mexico joins three other states that have created an alert system for missing Indigenous people. The bill unanimously passed both chambers on Thursday and now heads to the governor. -
We’ll reflect on the end of the 2025 legislative session by talking with journalists who followed all 60 days at the Roundhouse. -
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham “partially” vetoed a bill on Thursday aiming to bring sweeping reform to the Department of Game and Fish – the state’s premier wildlife conservation agency. -
Native American students in New Mexico will be able to wear their tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies this spring after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law on Wednesday. -
A coalition of immigrants’ rights advocates filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after 48 New Mexico residents disappeared during a weekend operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
