Over a hundred people attended a town hall meeting held by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, Tuesday in Las Cruces at the Dona Ana Community College East Mesa campus Auditorium to address the GOP cuts to healthcare.

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, one trillion dollars will be cut from Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Medicaid eligibility reports by the New Mexico Healthcare Authority show that as of July, about 809,454 New Mexicans are enrolled in Medicaid and about 40% live in rural communities.

Senator Luján shared the impact these cuts will have on rural communities and their healthcare systems.

“Well in addition to people being covered and depending on Medicaid, a lot of the rural health clinics depend on those Medicaid beneficiaries as well to make sure thos

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