Health

GOP signs off on tax credits fix but pushes for bigger health care solutions

New Mexico senators rise after the Senate adjourned Thursday afternoon. Patrick Lohmann/Source NMcca The New Mexico Senate adjourned early Thursday…

October 3, 2025

New Mexico health official hopes special session will help ‘bulletproof’ vaccine policy

Federal uncertainty has upended local vaccine access

September 30, 2025

N.M. GOP forum lays out state’s medical malpractice challenges

Hospital CEO calls New Mexico a ‘risky’ place to be a doctor

September 30, 2025

Laguna couple takes advantage of New MexiCare program

Program for seniors now available in all 33 counties

September 29, 2025

Heinrich stresses impact lost health insurance tax credits could have on New Mexico

Advocates say ‘coverage losses will be devastating’

September 29, 2025

As overdoses surge in Northern New Mexico, state spending on opioid crisis remains hidden

Counties and cities take lead in sharing uses of settlement funds

September 29, 2025

New Mexico health department declares end of measles outbreak in the state

The state logged 100 cases over the last six months

September 26, 2025

Haaland urges higher wages for medical residents, wading in on UNM-union dispute

Advocates say raising resident wages could help with NM doctor shortage

September 25, 2025

Democratic governors rally Congressional Republicans to extend health care tax credits

Lujan Grisham: ‘This has a chilling impact on the stability of our overall healthcare systems for everyone.’

September 25, 2025

N.M. health department provides COVID-19 vaccine prescription for all residents

Prescription is part of standing order effective immediately

September 11, 2025

New Mexico health department reports 9% rise in suicides in 2024

New Mexico’s 988 crisis line remains available

September 10, 2025

New Mexico to make history as first state to offer universal child care

Program removes all income eligibility requirements from child care assistance program

September 8, 2025

N.M. health department announces new pharmacy protocol, easier COVID-19 vaccine access

The protocols allow pharmacists to administer vaccines using state health department guidelines instead of waiting for federal recommendations

September 8, 2025

N.M. Gov announces Oct. 1 special session on federal cuts to healthcare, nutrition, public media

Immigrant detention will not be on the agenda

September 4, 2025

N.M. Board of Pharmacy expected to release new protocol for COVID-19 vaccines this week

Updated protocol expected to remove any of the barriers from federal guidelines

September 4, 2025

N.M. health department issues COVID-19 health order to ‘remove barriers’ to access

The state anticipates the updated vaccine to begin arriving in the next few weeks

September 1, 2025

Lawmakers invite HHS official to witness healthcare disruptions at Gallup Indian Medical Center

Under executive order, all Indian Health Service facilities must have expenses approved by the acting IHS director

August 28, 2025

Luján, Heinrich sign onto U.S. Senate bill to establish federal right to abortion

Bill would help address strain on N.M. providers, officials say

August 27, 2025

Health Department contractor distributes $1.5M to violence prevention nonprofits

The money will benefit 18 nonprofits across the state

August 22, 2025

Hospitals on the brink

A court settlement revealed that a lobbying group opposing medical malpractice reform was funded by personal injury lawyers – but…

August 22, 2025

New Mexico health providers fault insurance red tape for cutting into patient care, researchers say

Doctors tell researchers they risk burning out because of billing tasks

August 18, 2025

3 new measles cases pushes New Mexico’s total count of infections to 100

A nurse gives a measles shot on May 23, 2024. Julia Goldberg/Source NMcca State health officials reported three new measles…

August 15, 2025

New Mexico congressman proposes oil and gas companies pay for employees’ health care costs

Vasquez says oil and gas workers are ‘sacrificing’ their health for the industry

August 11, 2025

New Mexico confirms first human West Nile virus case of the year

Adult in Valencia County briefly hospitalized

August 8, 2025