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...
In rural New Mexico, a hardworking rancher lived with undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes. Like so many others, he couldn’t find a primary care provider. Long waits and limited access led him to delay care—until a foot injury sent him to the ER.
By then, it was too late.