Exactly. The Medicaid Director told me today that it’s extremely important to not have the repeal sunset in 2030 and undo our efforts to protect health care access. 

Meredith Ross Machen
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen@gmail.com



On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM Ed Santiago via Action <action@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
The chapter in question (Laws 2024, Chapter 41) is 2024 SB17:

    https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=17&year=24

Scrolling to the bottom of the Final Version PDF, Section 13 reads:

     SECTION 13. DELAYED REPEAL.--Sections 1 through 11 of
   this act are repealed effective July 1, 2030.

...which I interpret as eliminating a sunset on a law that aids
rural hospitals.


On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:13:37 -0700, Akkana Peck via Action wrote:
>What is SB101? I saw it, but it just says it's "REPEALING THE DELAYED
>REPEAL OF THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND ACCESS ACT". So it's repealing a
>repeal? I'm not sure what the act is that it's repealing the repeal of,
>or what that even means.
>
>        ...Akkana
>
>Meredith Machen via Action writes: > I just talked with Alanna
>Dancis, Acting Medicaid Director, one of the > presenters at
>Community Health/Primary Care Day. She told me that the > governor
>has a huge comprehensive bill coming. Lots more legislation to >
>come. > Would you please add SB101 Stefanics? > Thank you. > >
>Meredith Ross Machen > 505-577-6337 > Meredith.machen@gmail.com
>> > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM Richard Mason
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