New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, otherwise known as BeWellNM, is the
health insurance marketplace for the U.S. state of New Mexico. The exchange enables people and small businesses to purchase health insurance at federally subsidized rates.
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more than 40,000 health insurance signups.
Background
Health insurance exchanges were established as a part of the 2010
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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to enable individuals to purchase health insurance in state-run marketplaces.
In this legislation, states could choose to establish their own health insurance exchanges; if they choose not to do so, the federal government would run one for the state.
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In 2014, actual enrollment for New Mexico took place on Healthcare.gov
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2010s establishments in New Mexico
New Mexico law
Government of New Mexico
New Mexico
Healthcare reform in the United States
United States state health legislation
Health Insurance Exchange
In the United States, health insurance marketplaces, also called health exchanges, are organizations in each state through which people can purchase health insurance. People can purchase health insurance that complies with the Patient Protection ...
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