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NM among 13 states to get fed health care grant

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that New Mexico has been awarded a $34.2 million grant to help the state carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Federal officials said Tuesday that New Mexico was 1 of 13 states to share nearly $220 million in federal money to help set up health insurance exchanges. Millions of uninsured Americans will be able to buy private coverage through these online supermarkets starting in 2014, with taxpayer-provided assistance to cover the cost of premiums.

The grant to New Mexico will establish the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange in an effort to bring down rates for the uninsured. The New Mexico's exchange will include a call center and tribal assistance center.

Martinez said the grant will help modernize health insurance markets in New Mexico.

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