State highlights: N.M. officials seek less Medicaid money next year

The agency managing New Mexico’s largest health care program is asking for less — not more — state money to operate in the upcoming budget year. It’s the first time in more than a decade the Human Services Department isn’t seeking an increase in state aid for Medicaid, which provides health care for a fourth of New Mexico’s population (Massey, 9/24).

From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130926/State-highlights-NM-officials-seek-less-Medicaid-money-next-year.aspx