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...
As New Mexico grapples with a shortage of physicians, lawmakers have voiced frustration over what they describe as a broken health care system in the state. Doctors themselves have sounded the alarm, some advocating for medical malpractice reform and others taking to...
New Mexico Senate Republicans convened a task force Monday to explore reforms to the state’s long-criticized medical malpractice system. The five GOP lawmakers argued New Mexico’s health care system lacks balance: It’s skewed, they said, in the favor of a few injured...
A Call for New Mexicans to Demand Policy Reform That Secures Timely Access to High-Quality CareSanta Fe, NM – September 30, 2025 – Patient-Led NM today announced the launch of a series of Healthcare Summits across New Mexico alongside a new patient video campaign...
New Mexico is one of the toughest places in the country to be a doctor—or a patient trying to find one. While headlines often focus on workforce shortages or rural hospital closures, one overlooked driver of this crisis is the state's high-risk medical malpractice...
With nearly every county designated a Health Professional Shortage Area, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Without bold policy action, New Mexico risks losing even more providers to burnout, relocation, or early retirement—further deepening a crisis that already threatens patient outcomes.