New Mexico will cut Medicaid payments by less than originally planned for the University of New Mexico Hospital in response to concerns raised by Native American tribal leaders and others.
The Human Service Department that oversees Medicaid health care for the poor and disabled also is slightly reducing cuts to dentists. Most new rates went into effect Friday.
New Mexico is struggling to keep up with growing Medicaid obligations, as state revenues recoil from the downturn in energy markets and policy makers seek to preserve spending increases on education and public safety.
Documents obtained by the Associated Press show reimbursement rates still being cut by 2 percent for dentists, and by up to 5 percent at hospitals. The University of New Mexico Hospital had been singled out for higher cuts.
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