Transparency, Focus on Mission Needed at Before UNMH Builds Planned $146...
(Albuquerque) New Mexico subsidizes hospitals, specifically UNMH, through both a tax exemption and outright tax dollar expenditures of nearly $100 million annually. While such subsidies might be...
View ArticleSebelius v. Gessing on Medicaid Expansion
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently sat down with the folks at Channel 13 KRQE to discuss the massive expansion of Medicaid on the part of the states that is strongly encouraged under ObamaCare....
View ArticleUpdate on UNMH expansion and public meetings
Since publication of our paper, “Lack of Transparency for New Mexico’sNot-For-Profit Hospitals Cost Taxpayers Dearly,” we have engaged in an extensive dialogue with various representatives of UNM...
View ArticleNew Mexico Legislature Health Care Related Bills
#BT50Widget { width: 100% !important; overflow: hidden; } #BT50Widget #bt50BodyWrap { width: 100% !important; } See what the legislature is doing relative to health care:
View ArticleNew Poll Highlights Voter Concerns on $146 million UNMH Expansion: Only 15%...
(Albuquerque) The Rio Grande Foundation, using Utah-based polling company, NSON, polled 400 registered voters residing in Bernalillo County over three nights from January 8-10 on the proposed $146...
View ArticleKUNM commentary: New Mexico's economy and 70% Medicaid rate for live births
If you haven't already heard, recent media reports have found that 70% of New Mexico births are funded by Medicaid. Some, including former New Mexico Senator Dede Feldman don't seem to think this is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voters want clinics, not UNMH Hospital expansion
In recent months, the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) has proposed building a $146 million expansion. In our view there should be specific criteria on the use of taxpayer money for new...
View ArticleObamaCare Panel Discussion: what is the latest with the law and how will it...
Recently, Rio Grande Foundation president Paul Gessing and Dr. Deane Waldman who is an Adjunct Fellow with RGF, a pediatric cardiologist, an author on health care issues, and sits on the board of New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Repeal ObamaCare Now!" Albuquerque Presentation by Columnist Deroy Murdock
Join the Rio Grande Foundation at this Albuquerque early evening event on November 19th featuring nationally sydicated columnist and Fox News contributor, Deroy Murdock The supposedly unsinkable S.S....
View ArticleSyndicated Columnist Deroy Murdock's presentation on ObamaCare in Albuquerque
The Rio Grande Foundation hosted its latest event on ObamaCare with syndicated columnist and ideas-man Deroy Murdock speaking on the health care law's myriad problems in Albuquerque:11-20-13 Deroy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are your legislators voting for or against freedom?
Click here. The Rio Grande Foundation has re-launched its legislative tracking tool called “Freedom Index,” which provides a daily review of legislation impacting economic freedom in the state. For...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rio Grande Foundation to Host Bi-Weekly Radio Show on 770 KKOB AM
(Albuquerque, NM) — New Mexico’s only free market think tank, the Rio Grande Foundation, is hosting an hour-long radio show on 770 KKOB starting this Saturday, August 16, from noon to 1pm. The show...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If you like your health care plan, you can’t keep it
Repeatedly in defense of his marquee legislative accomplishment, President Obama claimed that “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” I can’t read a man’s heart, so I can’t say with confidence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Health care market isn’t a free one
The following article by Dr. Deane Waldman appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on November 16, 2014. RGF president Paul Gessing offered his own thoughts on the Think New Mexico proposal in this blog...
View ArticleRGF Policy Brief: What King v. Burwell Could Mean for New Mexicans
(Albuquerque, NM) – The health care law known as ObamaCare remains controversial, not just among the population at large, but among legal experts and in the courts. The latest decision relating to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obamacare changes could hit home in New Mexico
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue its decision in King v. Burwell in June. The ruling could have tremendous consequences for the health care law commonly known as Obamacare – and more...
View ArticlePaul Gessing's Testimony on the economic impacts of Medicaid expansion:...
Good morning Sen. Ortiz y Pino, Rep. Espinoza, and members of the committee. I am Paul Gessing, president of the Rio Grande Foundation, an independent, nonpartisan, tax-exempt research and educational...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Legislature should approve the deregulation solution to dental care
This article was originally published at NMPolitics.net.Legislation along these lines was introduced in the 2016 session, but was not placed on Governor Martinez'"call." New Mexico’s Legislature faces...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rio Grande Foundation Launches NEW Radio Show “Tipping Point New Mexico” This...
The Rio Grande Foundation is launching a new radio show on a new home, “The Rock of Talk” 95.9FM and 1600AM. The show called “Tipping Point New Mexico” will air Saturdays weekly from noon to 3pm.Hosts...
View ArticleStudy ranks New Mexico poorly on ease of access to doctors’ information
Do you want to find out if your doctor has been disciplined by the medical board, the feds, or has faced a high number of malpractice cases? In New Mexico, you may be out of luck. Of course, we at Rio...
View Article
