The New Mexico Health Care Authority is looking for a boost in state funding for fiscal year 2027, as the agency continues to grapple with the anticipated effects of a federal reconciliation bill signed into law in July.

Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo appeared before the powerful Legislative Finance Committee on Monday to request a 5.6% increase — or about $116 million more — in state funding for fiscal year 2027.

The enormous state agency, which administers both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in New Mexico, operates with more than 2,000 employees and a total annual budget of nearly $15 billion — 85% of which comes from the federal government.

Armijo's requested increase in funding is largely driven by expected costs to implement the multitrillio

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