Earlier this year a dark money group called “New Mexico Safety Over Profit” (NMSOP) was sued by the state Ethics Commission for refusing to comply with the state law that required them to disclose the sources of their funding. NMSOP was the public face of the...
Patient advocacy
Press Release – Healthcare Champions Launch Public Education Campaign to Address New Mexico’s Medical Access Crisis
A new public education campaign has been launched by Patient-Led NM, founded by the New Mexico Medical Society, New Mexico Hospital Association, Sacramento Mountains Foundation, and the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association. The effort aims to educate New Mexicans about the policy landscape contributing to the state’s deepening healthcare crisis, which has resulted in a significant loss of physicians and growing barriers to patient care.
Nonprofit group discloses hefty trial lawyer contributions after settlement agreement
New Mexico's medical malpractice laws have emerged as a hotly-debated issue in recent legislative sessions. A group called New Mexico Safety Over Profits that has advocated against changing the current laws recently entered into a settlement agreement with the State...
Doctors are on the run, out of New Mexico
Dr. Angelina A. Villas-Adams is a board-certified gastroenterologist and internist practicing at Southwest Gastroenterology Associates and Southwest Endoscopy in Albuquerque. She earned her medical degree from the University of New Mexico. As president of the New...
$1.3 million dark money operation to stop malpractice reform brought to light
A political group that fought tooth and nail to block medical malpractice reform in New Mexico has been forced to lift the veil on its funding—revealing an operation bankrolled almost entirely by trial attorneys. New Mexico Safety Over Profit, the self-described...
Robinson: Democrats Are On The Wrong Side Of Medical Malpractice Reform
By Sherry RobinsonThe State Ethics Commission tore the mask off New Mexico Safety Over Profit and revealed – ta da! – trial lawyers. After arguing that they didn’t have to register as lobbyists or reveal funding sources, NMSOP had a change of heart after reading the...