Round-Up: Medicaid patients can use Telehealth; Raton to take on bears; and more

By On April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Animal Rights/Wellfare, AP, Health, Intern, Katherine-Claire O'Connor, Legal, Martha Perez-Sanz, Military, Molly Sinnott, New Mexico, Round-Up, Sports, Student Reporter, Veterans/Veteran Issues

Medicaid participants in Colorado now have the option of having remote health monitoring in their homes…A proposal that would limit prosecutor’s power to charge youth as adults passed in Colorado’s Senate on a 22-13 vote…Bears have always been a problem in Raton, but last season’s high number of incidents has brought it to the forefront of people’s attention. The new Mexico Department of Game and Fish approached the city with a plan to help mitigate the situation…and, as Olympians prepare to head to London for this year’s summer games, the third annual Warrior Games is inviting a team from across the Atlantic.

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