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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...
Patients pay the price for lack of bold reform
Every fall, New Mexicans roast their chile, watch balloons rise and breathe the piñon-scented air. Yet even as we celebrate tradition, too many families wait months for medical appointments, drive hours for care, or face the heartbreak of losing their doctors. Behind...
Lawmakers blast law professor who claimed New Mexico doesn’t have doctor shortage
By Daniel J. ChacónA Northwestern University law professor who appeared before New Mexico lawmakers to discuss the effects of medical malpractice reform kicked off his presentation Tuesday by calling himself an equal opportunity annoyer. “Sometimes my research annoys...
Denish: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
The New Mexico Legislature just wrapped up a special session convened by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The goal was to protect New Mexicans from looming federal budget cuts to healthcare and public broadcasting. Most of the attention focused on shoring up...