Read the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
Read the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
NEW MEXICO
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 433,000, or about 21%.
WHERE THE STATE STANDS: New Mexico announced formation of a task force to develop a proposal for creating a state health insurance exchange.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: A spokesman for the state Human Services Department says New Mexico will establish a state health insurance exchange regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules. State official say it will be next year, at the earliest, before an exchange could be implemented.