/tags/medical-malpractice medical malpractice en-US Copyright 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 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 /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