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NM considers scaling back Medicaid coverage

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Bill Richardson's administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid and scale back health care services to some lower-income New Mexicans to cope with a projected budget shortfall of $300 million next year in the state's largest health care program.

Human Services Department officials told lawmakers on Thursday that Medicaid benefits and eligibility likely would be...

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