Health Care

Many of my efforts in the Senate focus on improving health care for New Mexicans. I am the only member of the majority to sit on both the Health Education and Labor (HELP) Committee and Finance Committee, which together have primary jurisdiction over the U.S. healthcare system. My efforts on the HELP committee focus on improving healthcare workforce to attract qualified doctors, nurses, and other professionals to New Mexico.

I am also working to strengthen the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, and to address health disparities and the problem of obesity, particularly among children. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, the panel with sole jurisdiction over Medicaid and Medicare, I am working to improve and expand quality health care to all New Mexicans -- especially those who are currently uninsured.

Information on this page is current as of November 7, 2008.

Sep 26	Bingaman Helps Secure Grant to Improve New Mexico’s School Nutrition Program
Sep 17	Durbin, Bingaman, Kohl Introduce Bill to Protect Medicare Card Holders from Identity Theft
Sep 16	Bingaman Talks About a Proposal to Compensate Bataan Death March Survivors
Sep 12	Bingaman: Senate Approves Bill to Improve the Americans with Disabilities Act
Sep 11	Bingaman Supports Improvements to Adoption Laws
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Mar 01	Protecting Consumers
Jan 01	Accomplishments and Priorities
Nov 01	Bush Vetoes Children's Health Care
Aug 01	Newsletter: Congressional Roundup--Making Progress in the 110th Congress
Jun 01	Newsletter: Working for Veterans
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Feb 26	Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments
Jan 22	Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Dec 13	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act - Continued
Dec 13	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act
Dec 12	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act -
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Full Listing of Senator Jeff Bingaman: Health Care Statements

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Apr 25	Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2006
Jul 17	Border Health Security Act of 2007
Jun 17	Border Health Security Act of 2007
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