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#NEW: “The current medical malpractice environment not only has had a direct impact on Guadalupe County Hospital, but has also significantly affected hospitals throughout New Mexico.”

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New Mexico will soon find out whether its application for $1 billion in federal funding to expand rural health care access over the next five years will be approved.🏥

However, New Mexico may face a roadblock for approval - It is not a member of several interstate compacts for health-care workers.
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#NEW: “The current medical malpractice environment #NEW: “The current medical malpractice environment not only has had a direct impact on Guadalupe County Hospital, but has also significantly affected hospitals throughout New Mexico.”

-Frank Tenorio / Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa, NM)
New Mexico has a punitive damage problem when it c New Mexico has a punitive damage problem when it comes to medical malpractice cases, as compared to other states👀
New Mexico health care access gets 👎👎 New Mexico health care access gets 👎👎
The numbers don't sugarcoat New Mexico's health ca The numbers don't sugarcoat New Mexico's health care crisis.
New Mexico will soon find out whether its applicat New Mexico will soon find out whether its application for $1 billion in federal funding to expand rural health care access over the next five years will be approved.🏥

However, New Mexico may face a roadblock for approval - It's not a member of several interstate compacts for health-care workers.
We have doctors leaving our state and we have atto We have doctors leaving our state and we have attorneys moving into our state because of our laws."
It's time to end venue shopping for medical malpra It's time to end venue shopping for medical malpractice cases here in New Mexico.
NM’s 1st Judicial District Chief Judge says medica NM’s 1st Judicial District Chief Judge says medical malpractice cases are up “significantly" in the area over the last few years.

This is clearly a result of venue shopping, which most states prohibit. We believe health care providers should be judged in accordance with the standards of the community of which they practice. It's about fairness and justice.
An independent OB/GYN practicing in New Mexico pay An independent OB/GYN practicing in New Mexico pays an average of $102,089 per year for their medical malpractice insurance premium. That rate is much higher than NM's neighboring states. 

The system needs reform to not only recruit new providers, but to also retain the ones we have left.
"We see the consequences around us every day. Pati "We see the consequences around us every day. Patients are waiting longer for appointments, driving hours for care or being sent out of state for care. Physicians are choosing to practice in other states with less hostile malpractice laws." 

New Mexico has a very real health care crisis. Read more of Dr. Mark Epstein's Op-Ed above.
New Mexico is out of balance compared to other sta New Mexico is out of balance compared to other states when it comes to our medical malpractice system. NM has more large claims (above $500,000) per 1,000 physicians than our neighboring states and the national average. 

This makes it difficult to recruit and retain health care providers. 💔
Just how bad is the health care provider shortage Just how bad is the health care provider shortage in New Mexico? Some may not think the shortage is that bad, but as Margaret O'Hara writes, NM's health care landscape is ominous if policy reforms are not adopted.
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thinknewmexico Think New Mexico @thinknewmexico ·
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#NEW: “The current medical malpractice environment not only has had a direct impact on Guadalupe County Hospital, but has also significantly affected hospitals throughout New Mexico.”

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