By Karn Jilek
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How Healthcare Instability Affects New Mexico’s Economy and Everyday Quality of Life
Across New Mexico, people carry stories about what it means to build a life here. Some grew up in communities where everyone knows each other by name. Others arrived from different states or different countries, drawn by opportunity, family, or the promise of a...
Healthcare summit identifies paths to better healthcare access
By Stephanie GatesTAOS, N.M. — The growing lack of healthcare access in New Mexico was center stage at a Bataan Hall last Thursday (Nov. 13). The newly formed Patient-Led New Mexico hosted one of three Healthcare Summits in Taos in collaboration with Holy Cross...
Politics Check: How bad is New Mexico’s shortage of medical professionals?
By Margaret O'HaraEditor’s note: Politics Check is an occasional series that shines a light on public officials or public policy news in New Mexico. SANTA FE, N.M. — While speaking with students at Health Leadership High School in Albuquerque one recent day, president...
Congress can protect patient access to complex care
By Adrian A. Michael and Hillary NortonSANTA FE, N.M. — As physicians in New Mexico, we see every day how access to infused medicines determines whether our patients — many of them seniors — living with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune and inflammatory...
Threats of punitive damages drive docs from New Mexico
By Mark EpsteinALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a physician leader in New Mexico for over 30 years, I want to speak plainly about why our state is losing physicians and what must be done. I recently testified before a key Legislative Interim Committee during its hearing on...
Nonprofit hopes to help New Mexicans frustrated with doctor shortage
By Jacqlin AragonRIO RANCHO, N.M. — New Mexicans are worried about the lack of access to quality health care. “We came to the realization that if we want to stay alive, and if we want to have a good quality of life, our only option right now is to go elsewhere,” said...