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...
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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...
New nonprofit aims to elevate patient voices amid doctor shortage in New Mexico
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...
Press Release: Patient-Led NM Launches Statewide Summits and Video Campaign to Spotlight New Mexico’s Healthcare Crisis
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...
Forced to Flee: A 10-Year-Old’s Journey for Care Out of State
When no pediatric rheumatologists were available in New Mexico, one family drove 900 miles so their child wouldn’t suffer permanent damage.




