HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE DATABASE

HB 349 requires New Mexico's Department of Health to develop a comprehensive database tracking all health care spending by October 2025. The database must collect data on payments from all sources - including private insurers, public programs, prescription drugs, insurance premiums, and nonmedical costs like rural transportation - across all health care providers. The bill appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund to fund this effort over two fiscal years, with unused funds reverting to the general fund. This is a data-collection measure, not a direct policy change affecting residents or providers.