New Health Action NM Comparison Shopping How To Sheet
Road Map to Health: Here's a Few Ways to Utilize Your New Insurance
Enrollment has begun! Get you and your family covered.
You can now apply for NEW, expanded health insurance options by phone, fax, mail, or in person. It is time to Enroll New Mexico. No matter where you start on the list below, you should be able to find the right health insurance plan for you.
Applying to Medicaid
- Find a phone number/address for a location near you here.
- You should also be able to apply online here: http://www.yes.state.nm.us/
Applying to the Marketplace
- Visit www.bewellnm.com
- Call 1-855-99NMHIX (996-6449)
- TTY: 1-855-889-4325
- Look for #EnrollNM on Facebook and Twitter for more info & daily updates. -
Snapshot of Health Care in New Mexico
New Mexico is a large, rural state with a low population. Out of approximately 2 million residents in the state, about 360,000 people under the age of 65 do not have health insurance. This means that 21% of the non-elderly people living in New Mexico are living without health insurance - over 1 in 5 individuals.
Health reform through the Affordable Care Act offers some solutions to help start to fix this problem in our state. But there’s one big challenge: not enough New Mexicans know what is about to happen.
- 170,000 people will be newly eligible for Medicaid
- Another 200,000 people will be able to purchase health insurance with tax subsidies on the new Health Insurance Marketplaces
- 83% of the people who qualify have no idea it’s coming.