NM one of handful of states using AI to implement new federal Medicaid work requirements

AI will help NM Health Care Authority officials process a deluge of documents from Medicaid recipients newly subject to work requirements.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 478

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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New Mexico is one of six states that has already begun using artificial intelligence to comply with a major Medicaid overhaul contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that President Donald Trump signed last year.

That’s according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation that surveyed state officials across the county about how they intend to meet requirements contained in the bill ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027, deadline.

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