NM HIX Consumer Focused Navigator Committee

Interested in information on the NM Health insurance Exchange?  Wondering how and when it will start working?  This group does an outstanding job of educating consumers on how the NMHIX is going to affect all New Mexicans.  Paige is extremely knowledgeable about the NMHIX.



The Next Consumer-Focused Navigator Committee Meeting will be held on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at the UNITED WAY BUILDING,  2340 Alamo Ave. SE, 1st Floor, Room 100,
 Albuquerque, NM 87106. Please note the change in location for the meeting, as the ACLU/SWLC building’s conference room remains under construction.

We had an incredibly productive Navigator Committee Meeting last week, with a wonderful discussion on community needs for New Mexico’s Navigator and In-Person Assister program. The group decided to continue that its discussion of consumer needs by specifically addressing what a “No-Wrong Door” Policy would look like in New Mexico, generally, and for particular communities, more explicitly. Accordingly, our agenda for the February 1st Meeting is as follows:

1. Update on New Mexico’s implementation of the Exchange, Navigator Program, and In-Person Assister Funding
2. Navigator Capacity Survey Distribution and Results
3. Ideas from Other States – Colorado Exchange Navigator Program
4. What Would a No-Wrong Door Policy Look Like In New Mexico?

           a.          Do different groups have different no-wrong-door access to benefits needs?
            b.          What is fiscally and practically feasible?
            c.          What aspects of the no-wrong-door health care/other benefits policy access are “must-haves”
    5. Reporting on consumer need, no wrong-door policy requests to the to the DIO/HIA.
Our Conference Call Number is:

Conference Dial-in Number: (605) 475-4000
         Participant Access Code: 658369#
Subscriber PIN code: 693195#
To complete the survey on Navigator Capacity and Need, please go to - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CRL2KFB
As an out-growth of the Health Care For All Coalition, we have organized the Consumer-Interest Navigator Committee Meeting to brainstorm consumer-supportive policies, lists of possible programs with Navigator capacity, and advocacy points to assist the state in developing the best consumer-friendly Navigator system for New Mexicans. If you think of other individuals who should be a part of this discussion, please let me know.

Paige



Paige Duhamel
Healthcare Staff Attorney
Southwest Women’s Law Center
1410 Coal Avenue SW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Telephone:     505-244-0502
Facsimile:       505-244-0506
pduhamel@swwomenslaw.org