State says it has made progress on kids in CYFD custody getting wellness checks

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Children, Youth and Families Department Cabinet Secretary Teresa Casados, center, responds to questions at a Senate Finance Committee meeting in January. Now-Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo sits to her left, and Health Secretary Patrick Allen is to her right. Daniel J. Chacón/New Mexican file photo

Fewer and fewer children in New Mexico entering state custody have received mandatory wellness checks on time, according to a recent report from field experts in the landmark Kevin S. lawsuit.

A new contract with Presbyterian Health Plan is supposed to make it easier for those children to get that care while also collecting better data on why the state is not performing the wellness checks. But in practice, there are still some gaps, according to Monday testimony during an arbitration hearing in the Kevin S. case…

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