David Scrase as saying 90% of nurses were vaccinated and roughly 3,000 healthcare workers in New Mexico were unvaccinated.
While specific numbers are hard to come by, it is hard to justify such a mandate given that COVID vaccines have not prevented the spread of COVID. Lujan Grisham’s vaccine mandate on medical professionals.
THE FEW DOCTORS TRIAL
In other words, doctors can’t get malpractice insurance to cover them because they are too risky to insurance companies.Īs one prominent Democrat doctor wrote in an article written earlier this year, “Our Governor is aware of the issues, but Democrats are often influenced by the Trial Attorneys because they are big contributors to the Democratic Party and, of course, they stand to gain a whole lot of money from such a large increase in the ‘cap.’Īnother self-inflicted misstep that has resulted in a loss of medical professionals is Gov. To give a comparison, in doctor-friendly Texas, the cap is limited to $250,000).īecause the cap is so high now, many Insurance Companies won’t cover doctors in private practices that do procedures like colonoscopies or other in-office surgeries. That number rises to $6 million in just a few years. That means physicians can be sued for a great deal more for punitive (punishment) damages, up to $4 million. The Medical Malpractice Act (HB 75) increased the cap on malpractice lawsuits. Implementation of the law was subsequently delayed, but if it is it will make New Mexico an even less attractive place for doctors to work than it already is, worsening our shortage of medical professionals. The most obvious reform needed is for the Legislature to repeal HB 75, which passed in the 2021 session and was signed by Gov. Like most challenges facing New Mexico, poor public policy is a problem. Reports have reiterated the fact that (as our population ages and our doctors age as well), our State faces an even greater need for doctors in the years ahead. This doesn’t even consider the shortage of specialists which is even more pronounced in certain fields. If you live in rural New Mexico you have likely faced severe challenges in finding specialists for years, but according to one recent report, 32 of New Mexico’s 33 counties (excepting Los Alamos) face a shortage of primary care physicians. The issue is our shortage of medical professionals.
Voters will have a lot to say about it this November. It has been widely reported on in the media and is important to New Mexicans from all walks of life. There is a life-or-death issue facing New Mexicans.
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