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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico sets minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for personal care services and appropriates $51.4 million
Last action · January 22, 2026: Not PrintedSponsors: Gail Armstrong and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico House Bill 83 establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates of $23.50 per hour for and $19.78 per hour for , excluding gross receipts taxes. The bill requires provider agencies to dedicate at least 70 percent of their Medicaid reimbursements to , such as wages and benefits, and appropriates $51,400,000 from the general fund for 2027.
Personal care provider agencies must track and allocate the majority of their state reimbursement specifically toward staff wages and benefits, while receiving a guaranteed minimum hourly rate backed by a multi-million-dollar state .
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
direct care workers
Their employers must dedicate at least 70 percent of Medicaid reimbursements toward their wages, employee-related expenses, and training costs.
personal care services provider agencies
They are subject to mandatory minimum fee schedules, strict spending allocation rules, and accounting record requirements.
Health Care Authority
It is tasked with implementing minimum reimbursement rates, managing the $51.4 million appropriation, and reviewing provider accounting records.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 22, 2026New Mexico LegislatureNot Printed
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Mandatory Workforce Expenditure Floor
The bill introduces a statutory mandate requiring 70 percent of state Medicaid reimbursements for personal care to be spent directly on workforce costs.
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Sources
www.nmlegis.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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