New Mexico aiming for $1 billion slice of federal rural health care fund

SANTA FE — New Mexico expects to find out by the end of this year whether its application for $1 billion in federal funds to expand health care access in rural areas over the next five years is approved.

But top state officials say the funding, even if it's secured, won't make up for an estimated $8.5 billion in decreased federal funding for food assistance, Medicaid and other programs over the next 10 years.

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