Think New Mexico
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Think New Mexico is a nonpartisan, results-oriented think tank whose mission is to improve the quality of life for all New Mexicans.
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The New Mexico Medical Society and the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association are hosting "White Coat Day", on Jan. 28, 2026, for physicians, residents, and medical students to advocate for healthcare in NM.
Visit the link below to find out more. 👇
www.nmms.org/white-coat-day-2026/
Visit the link below to find out more. 👇
www.nmms.org/white-coat-day-2026/
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The New Mexico Medical Society and the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association are hosting "White Coat Day", on Jan. 28, 2026, for physicians, residents, and medical students to advocate for healthcare in NM.
Visit the link below to find out more. 👇
www.nmms.org/white-coat-day-2026/
Visit the link below to find out more. 👇
www.nmms.org/white-coat-day-2026/
#THREAD: Your view is also our view, @thenewmexican.bsky.social. (1)
December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#THREAD: Your view is also our view, @thenewmexican.bsky.social. (1)
#NEW: "States that join the doctor compact experience an increase of 10% to 15% in the number of doctors licensed every year.
This probably explains why states keep joining compacts, and no state that has joined a compact has ever left." (1)
This probably explains why states keep joining compacts, and no state that has joined a compact has ever left." (1)
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#NEW: "States that join the doctor compact experience an increase of 10% to 15% in the number of doctors licensed every year.
This probably explains why states keep joining compacts, and no state that has joined a compact has ever left." (1)
This probably explains why states keep joining compacts, and no state that has joined a compact has ever left." (1)
Thank you to Rep. Sarah Silva (D) from Dona Ana County for sharing this message about the need to reform medical malpractice laws in New Mexico.
Listen to her full message by clicking below.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Thank you to Rep. Sarah Silva (D) from Dona Ana County for sharing this message about the need to reform medical malpractice laws in New Mexico.
Listen to her full message by clicking below.
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Listen to her full message by clicking below.
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#NEW: The Albuquerque Journal challenges NMSOP, a dark money front group funded entirely by trial lawyers, to support the interstate compacts for health care workers. Read more by clicking below.👇
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
December 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#NEW: The Albuquerque Journal challenges NMSOP, a dark money front group funded entirely by trial lawyers, to support the interstate compacts for health care workers. Read more by clicking below.👇
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
#NEW: The Albuquerque Journal challenges NMSOP, a dark money front group funded entirely by trial lawyers, to support the interstate compacts for health care workers. Read more by clicking below.👇
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
EDITORIAL: New Mexico Safety Over Profits needs to take a stand on health care worker compacts
New Mexico Safety Over Profits built its identity around a simple premise: Public safety should come ...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#NEW: The Albuquerque Journal challenges NMSOP, a dark money front group funded entirely by trial lawyers, to support the interstate compacts for health care workers. Read more by clicking below.👇
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/edit...
#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)
-Frank Tenorio / Guadalupe County Hospital
(Santa Rosa, NM)
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#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)
-Frank Tenorio / Guadalupe County Hospital
(Santa Rosa, NM)
The numbers don't sugarcoat New Mexico's health care crisis.
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The numbers don't sugarcoat New Mexico's health care crisis.
NM 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. (1)
However, New Mexico may face a roadblock for approval - It is not a member of several interstate compacts for health-care workers. (1)
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NM 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. (1)
However, New Mexico may face a roadblock for approval - It is not a member of several interstate compacts for health-care workers. (1)
#THREAD: "We have doctors leaving our state and we have attorneys moving into our state because of our laws." (1)
Anna Silva / Acting Director of the State General Services Department
Anna Silva / Acting Director of the State General Services Department
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#THREAD: "We have doctors leaving our state and we have attorneys moving into our state because of our laws." (1)
Anna Silva / Acting Director of the State General Services Department
Anna Silva / Acting Director of the State General Services Department
NM’s 1st Judicial District Chief Judge says medical malpractice cases are up “significantly" in the area over the last few years.
This surge shows venue shopping is a problem. Providers should be judged by the communities in which they practice. It's about fairness and justice.
This surge shows venue shopping is a problem. Providers should be judged by the communities in which they practice. It's about fairness and justice.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NM’s 1st Judicial District Chief Judge says medical malpractice cases are up “significantly" in the area over the last few years.
This surge shows venue shopping is a problem. Providers should be judged by the communities in which they practice. It's about fairness and justice.
This surge shows venue shopping is a problem. Providers should be judged by the communities in which they practice. It's about fairness and justice.
An independent OB/GYN practicing in New Mexico pays an average of $102,089 / yr for their medical malpractice insurance premium. That rate is much higher than neighboring states.
The system needs reform to not only recruit new providers, but to also retain the ones we have left.
The system needs reform to not only recruit new providers, but to also retain the ones we have left.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
An independent OB/GYN practicing in New Mexico pays an average of $102,089 / yr for their medical malpractice insurance premium. That rate is much higher than neighboring states.
The system needs reform to not only recruit new providers, but to also retain the ones we have left.
The system needs reform to not only recruit new providers, but to also retain the ones we have left.
#NEW: "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. (1)
New Mexico has a very real health care crisis. (1)
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#NEW: "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. (1)
New Mexico has a very real health care crisis. (1)
NM is an outlier 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 workers.💔
This makes it difficult to recruit and retain health care workers.💔
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NM is an outlier 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 workers.💔
This makes it difficult to recruit and retain health care workers.💔
#THREAD: 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. (1)
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#THREAD: 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. (1)
#NEW: “Is the doctor in? For a close friend, the doctor was not. And the friend is dead.” New Mexico State Senator Martin Hickey writes on the immediate need to correct New Mexico's health care environment. Read his full story below. (1)
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
#NEW: “Is the doctor in? For a close friend, the doctor was not. And the friend is dead.” New Mexico State Senator Martin Hickey writes on the immediate need to correct New Mexico's health care environment. Read his full story below. (1)
#THREAD: To learn more about solutions to correct New Mexico's health care provider shortage, and to contact your legislators and ask them to support them, visit thinknewmexico.org. (1)
#nmleg #nmpol
#nmleg #nmpol
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#THREAD: To learn more about solutions to correct New Mexico's health care provider shortage, and to contact your legislators and ask them to support them, visit thinknewmexico.org. (1)
#nmleg #nmpol
#nmleg #nmpol
Katie Cunningham lays out her experience with the health care provider shortage happening in New Mexico. Like Katie, there are so many other New Mexican patients and families that are ready to see meaningful medical malpractice reform, so that they can access timely and quality health care.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Katie Cunningham lays out her experience with the health care provider shortage happening in New Mexico. Like Katie, there are so many other New Mexican patients and families that are ready to see meaningful medical malpractice reform, so that they can access timely and quality health care.
YOU did it! 🎉 Thanks to your incredible support, Think New Mexico raised a record amount during our 2025 online fundraising campaign. It’s donors like YOU who make our work possible!
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
YOU did it! 🎉 Thanks to your incredible support, Think New Mexico raised a record amount during our 2025 online fundraising campaign. It’s donors like YOU who make our work possible!
#NEW: On the last day of our 2025 online fundraising campaign, we have another update for you before the final results!
Propel us to our goal by visiting thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab! It's because of donors like you that help us deliver results!💙
Propel us to our goal by visiting thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab! It's because of donors like you that help us deliver results!💙
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#NEW: On the last day of our 2025 online fundraising campaign, we have another update for you before the final results!
Propel us to our goal by visiting thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab! It's because of donors like you that help us deliver results!💙
Propel us to our goal by visiting thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab! It's because of donors like you that help us deliver results!💙
#NEW: We have some new numbers to share with you!
We're halfway through our online fundraising campaign and we are ecstatic to see your support! Propel us to our goal by visiting www.thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab!💙
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October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#NEW: We have some new numbers to share with you!
We're halfway through our online fundraising campaign and we are ecstatic to see your support! Propel us to our goal by visiting www.thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab!💙
We're halfway through our online fundraising campaign and we are ecstatic to see your support! Propel us to our goal by visiting www.thinknewmexico.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" tab!💙
New Mexicans know best.
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
New Mexicans know best.