NM Legislature day 23 recap: Requiring insurance to pay for wheelchairs; TIME magazine honors NM Gov

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,204

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Advocates on Wednesday marked Disability Rights Awareness Day in the Roundhouse rotunda and championed House Bill 38, which they say would make New Mexico the first state in the nation to require insurers to pay for wheelchairs that can be used for recreation and exercise. The bill builds on landmark 2023 legislation that required health insurers in New Mexico to pay for exercise-related orthotics and prosthetics for people who are missing limbs.

Albuquerque …

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