New Mexico doctor shortage

Healthcare summit identifies paths to better healthcare access

Healthcare summit identifies paths to better healthcare access

TAOS, 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 Medical Center. The...

Congress can protect patient access to complex care

Congress can protect patient access to complex care

SANTA 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 diseases stay healthy or decline. That access...

Threats of punitive damages drive docs from New Mexico

Threats of punitive damages drive docs from New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, 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 medical malpractice...

Patients pay the price for lack of bold reform

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...

Denish: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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...