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A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MCKINLEY
COUNTY AND THE REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL TO
IDENTIFY AND PROPOSE A COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE NEW
MEXICO CANCER CENTER OF GALLUP IN ORDER TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO
CANCER TREATMENT FOR GALLUP AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WHEREAS, the New Mexico cancer center, which opened one
year ago, is a private practice center providing cancer
treatment services in Gallup; and
WHEREAS, there are one hundred twenty thousand people in
a three-county area in need of these services; and
WHEREAS, the center is able to receive reimbursement
from medicare, medicaid and the Indian health service;
however, the reimbursement rates provided by these sources
are inadequate to cover the cost of providing cancer
treatment services; and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of commercial payers to
reimburse for cancer treatment services in this area of the
state; and
WHEREAS, hospitals receive more advantageous
reimbursement rates for services due to group purchasing
arrangements, better pricing for cancer drugs and other
economies of scale and could, therefore, operate the New
Mexico cancer center of Gallup in a profitable manner,
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thereby preserving access to cancer treatment services in
this area; and
WHEREAS, Rehoboth McKinley Christian hospital and the
board of county commissioners of McKinley county have
expressed a willingness to explore avenues to support the New
Mexico cancer center in Gallup for this purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the board of county commissioners of
McKinley county and the Rehoboth McKinley Christian hospital
be requested to identify and propose a cooperative
relationship, including the potential purchase of the New
Mexico cancer center of Gallup, to support and preserve
access to cancer treatment for Gallup and the surrounding
area; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the board of county
commissioners of McKinley county and the Rehoboth McKinley
Christian hospital work cooperatively with the New Mexico
cancer center of Gallup to explore similar relationships in
other parts of the state, including the potential for state
funding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposal they develop be
presented to the appropriate legislative body for
consideration; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the board of county commissioners of McKinley
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county, the Rehoboth McKinley Christian hospital and the New
Mexico cancer center of Gallup.