doctors /tags/doctors doctors en-US Copyright Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:22:49 GMT Doctors’ advocacy group urges New Mexico lawmakers to attract more providers /NMMS-medical-society-urges-lawmakers-to-attract-recruit-more-doctors-health-care-workers Representatives of the New Mexico Medical Society recently spoke to state lawmakers about a growing issue in the state: Attracting and retaining medical providers. 91°µÍř's Daniel Montaño reports the state’s short about 5,000 health care workers. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:22:49 GMT /NMMS-medical-society-urges-lawmakers-to-attract-recruit-more-doctors-health-care-workers Daniel Montaño Let's talk about why it's hard to find a healthcare provider /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-03/lets-talk-about-why-its-hard-to-find-a-doctor It’s hard to get an appointment with a doctor right now and recent data helps explain why. From 2017 to 2021 the number of primary care physicians in the state dropped by 30%, and specialists are leaving too. Some providers are leaving for another profession or retiring, but others are leaving New Mexico for better pay or for more balanced lives in states with more robust healthcare systems. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:27:20 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-03/lets-talk-about-why-its-hard-to-find-a-doctor Kaveh Mowahed YNMG & COVID: Hail The Hospital Workers! /local-news/2020-04-29/ynmg-covid-hail-the-hospital-workers We devote episode 52 to some of the many people working on the front lines of the pandemic caring for COVID patients in New Mexico, sometimes without… Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:15:16 GMT /local-news/2020-04-29/ynmg-covid-hail-the-hospital-workers Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona Program Aims To Alleviate State Physician Shortage /public-affairs/2017-10-19/program-aims-to-alleviate-state-physician-shortage New Mexico has a chronic shortage of doctors, especially in rural areas. On this episode, we look at a program at the University of New Mexico School of… Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:07:44 GMT /public-affairs/2017-10-19/program-aims-to-alleviate-state-physician-shortage Megan Kamerick Doctors See Higher Patient Loads Under Affordable Care Act /public-health-new-mexico/2014-10-30/doctors-see-higher-patient-loads-under-affordable-care-act A new analysis of insurance enrollment under the Affordable Care Act shows New Mexico has one of the highest rates of newly-insured people in the country.… Thu, 30 Oct 2014 23:44:14 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-10-30/doctors-see-higher-patient-loads-under-affordable-care-act Ed Williams Lawmakers Try to Address Physician Shortage /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-05/lawmakers-try-to-address-physician-shortage UPDATE Feb. 19 11:07 a.m.: The dental therapists bill and medical malpractice act and the NMSU mental health nursing program, are stuck in committee. The… Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:02:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-02-05/lawmakers-try-to-address-physician-shortage Marisa Demarco