AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoVeterans’ Care: An Albuquerque VA patient says he spent two years trying to secure consistent care, as new reporting flags poor primary-care coordination and ongoing staffing and safety concerns. Hospital Operations: Presbyterian is cutting 135 insurance and administrative jobs as it exits most Medicare Advantage plans; clinical staff are not affected. A Microsoft outage also prompted Presbyterian to use backup communications, though it said patient services remained available. Hospital Ownership: Private equity owns 16 New Mexico private hospitals—42.1% of the state’s total, the highest share in the nation. Rural Health: New Mexico is set to receive $211 million in federal rural health funds. Medicaid: New Mexico joined three other states in suing to block federal enforcement of new Medicaid work requirements. Animal Health: New World screwworm has been detected in New Mexico cattle and a horse, amid a sharp regional rise in cases.
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