Taylor Velazquez

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Taylor Velazquez

as having a dental professional shortage . "Oral health care in New Mexico has a lot of challenges. There’s a severe shortage of providers so we want to graduate dentists that will go out into the community and practice in New Mexico," said Parkinson. That’s Executive Assistant Dean Joseph Parkinson. He said that by bringing Touro University to New Mexico they hope folks can find a long-term provider that will take Medicaid and most private insurance.

2 weeks ago | kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez

Touro University, a New York based non-profit, brought its dental training program to New Mexico this year, making it the first in the state. It is now opening a clinic aimed at alleviating the state’s professional shortage while providing affordable care. Almost a million New Mexicans live in areas designated as having a dental professional shortage. "Oral health care in New Mexico has a lot of challenges.

2 weeks ago | dental.einnews.com | Taylor Velazquez

Touro University, a New York based non-profit, brought its dental training program to New Mexico this year, making it the first in the state. It is now opening a clinic aimed at alleviating the state’s professional shortage while providing affordable care. "Oral health care in New Mexico has a lot of challenges. There’s a severe shortage of providers so we want to graduate dentists that will go out into the community and practice in New Mexico," said Parkinson.

3 weeks ago | kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez

A sweeping budget bill has been moving its way through Congress that would drastically decrease funding for Medicaid. Under President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, $880 billion to health care initiatives would be cut to pay for several billion dollars in tax cuts. A recent study from Georgetown University found this would have a detrimental effect on rural maternal health, especially here in New Mexico.

3 weeks ago | kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez

New Mexico’s child welfare system has struggled over the decades to provide appropriate resources to foster children, ultimately leading to lawsuits. Now two nonprofits are working together to help close the gaps and provide essential services to foster families and state agencies. An arbitrator earlier this year found the Children, Youth, and Families Department to be out of compliance with the 2020 Kevin S.