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Opinion: New Mexico’s disability laws get important updates, and more still needed

            By State Representative Kathleen Cates — In 2023, New Mexico unanimously passed HB 131, becoming the first state in the country to mandate private insurers to cover prosthetics and orthotics. Since then, 11 other states have filed similar laws.  State Rep. Kathleen Cates was first elected in 2022 to represent State House District 44 […]

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