MLG rants about ACA subsidies while doing nothing about New Mexico’s own health care issues

New Mexico Gov. MLG put out a statement late last week in which she took Congressional Republicans to task for not renewing massive subsidies for the failed law known as “ObamaCare” or the ACA. She called it a ” appalling failure by the Republican Party” while conveniently ignoring the fact that it was Democrats in Congress and the Biden Administration that specifically set the sunset date on ObamaCare subsidies in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act.” 

Sadly, while she wants to divert attention to Washington, Lujan Grisham has been ineffective in addressing New Mexico’s severe issues with access to health care. She refused to add medical malpractice reform to the special session agenda because there are too many (Democrat) trial attorneys in the Senate. Of course, there are medical provider compacts, gross receipts taxes on health care providers, too many New Mexicans on Medicaid, a failed education system (making NM unattractive to doctors), high crime (same), and high taxes on income (to name a few issues) that COULD be addressed without having to face down the trial attorneys. But, MLG hasn’t done any of that either.

The Gospel of Matthew 7:3 says it best when it comes to MLG’s approach to health care issues (and so many others):  “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”