• Utilization Management

Utilization management (UM) or utilization review is the use of managed care techniques such as prior authorization or step-therapy protocols that allow payers, particularly health insurance companies, to manage the cost of health care benefits by assessing its appropriateness before it is provided using evidence-based criteria or guidelines. OSI regulates the utilization management practices of health insurers. 

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PREMIUM REDUCTION

AMENDED BULLETIN 2026-010: The New Mexico State Legislature appropriated $5 million to the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) to address medical malpractice insurance costs for individual providers. The appropriation was part of a supplemental appropriation package passed in 2025. This one-time appropriation directs OSI to provide a premium subsidy for private medical malpractice insurance policies. […]

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NOTICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE TRANSPARENCY ANNUAL MEETING

The Office of the Superintendent of Insurance will hold its annual public meeting to present and discuss the findings and recommendations contained in the 2025 Prescription Drug Price Transparency legislative report. The purpose of this meeting is to inform the public of the report’s contents and to provide an opportunity for public comments and questions. […]

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