Lawyers vs. Patients: How New Mexico’s Legislature Blocks Health Worker Compacts.

New Mexico’s physician shortage is not only about rural geography or low Medicaid reimbursement. At the heart of the crisis lies malpractice reform. Without it, doctors will keep leaving the state, patients will lose access, and promises of “healthcare reform” will remain hollow. Malpractice policy may sound technical or even tedious, but it has become the litmus test for leadership. Do we value physicians enough to create conditions where they can practice medicine safely and sustainably? Or will we allow legal and political inertia to drive care further into collapse?

Tags: New Mexico healthcare, physician shortage, malpractice reform, rural hospitals, patient access to care.

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