“We are pleased that the Affordable Care Act has been upheld. New Mexico’s children and families will continue to benefit from the ACA.
“Several provisions that have gone into effect over the past two years have already improved access to health care for New Mexico’s children. Pre-existing conditions like asthma or diabetes can no longer make a child ineligible for coverage; young adults are now able to stay on their parent’s insurance plans until they are 26; and 75,000 children have benefitted from expanded access to preventive health care.
“The ACA is also good for New Mexico’s economy—creating hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity and creating tens of thousands of jobs in the health care sector and beyond in the next several years. New revenues to the state will more than offset what New Mexico will invest to expand our Medicaid program.