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Drs make less money in NM and have to pay way more for malpractice insurance thanks to governor Lujan (and the legislature) lifting the malpractice caps. I’m a progressive, but have no problem calling out bad things she’s been involved with. Considering the astronomical cost of med school, I totally get why drs have fled or don’t come here in the first place. They can live in Colorado for a similarly beautiful landscape and make way more money.
Our govt needs to address this mess. So many people are needlessly suffering because they can’t get preventative (or any) care. Billboards in TX aren’t enough.
Cool, then why is it still a 3-6 month wait for medical care in Colorful Colorado right now? I just came from there. It was 7-9 months for a gastroenterologist appointment that was in my insurance network. Appointments for the kids absolutely must be made 3 months in advance for management of routine health conditions. Here in NM my waiting times have gone DOWN. I can actually see my PCP within a week here, whereas it was a month to 6 weeks out for a sick visit in Denver and you're constantly referred to urgent care.
Again, this is an American issue not unique to NM and the state "mess" is actually a lot cleaner than the dumpster fire that was medical care around Denver. Coming home and seeing so many folks holding Lujan responsible is bizarre when this is a national issue that's been getting worse for decades. It's time to point the finger at the for-profit health insurance industry and not some piddling ass powerless governor.
Hm interesting. I’m not sure about CO particularly, but I’ve lived in NY, CA, VA, and never dealt with waiting over a year to see a specialist (what I’ve experienced in Santa Fe.) I called for two years to see a gastroenterologist here, with repeated referrals. No one would even answer the phone or call me back. I just noticed that in my chart my last referral has been marked as “appt set.” I have never talked to anyone or set up an appt with that practice. So yes- getting an appt within nine months is a lot better than my experience here. My only choice has been to go to abq, where there are still considerable waits- but not AS bad.
I’m not sure why people are ignoring the malpractice insurance issue. It’s a fact.
From the article “While Egolf and Wirth played down the higher caps’ effects on hospitals, Nick Autio, an attorney for the New Mexico Medical Society, said, “The data we have shows there is a major crisis. From 2017 to 2021, 711 primary care providers left New Mexico. That’s 30% of the health care workforce.
It’s not just a medical malpractice problem, he said. “New Mexico has a high Medicaid population with relatively low reimbursements for Medicaid services.”
Even when I have been able to see someone here- they often leave and then you have to start all over. The high cost of living, high number of people in poverty, and low compensation surely play big roles as well.
Yeah the for profit health insurance industry is a huge problem. I agree with you there.
Also the governor has proven herself to hold significant grudges against anyone who criticizes her, to the point of saying people should vote Republican. She’s also unfairly rewarding of cronies and lumps groups together and effectively exes them out and refuses to work with them on important issues because of personal beefs (environmentalists.) this stuff needs to be called out and addressed but people are afraid.