A physician’s perspective on our state’s healthcare worker shortfall:

A New Mexico physician offers suggestions for how New Mexico can improve the overall health of its citizens.

By: Judy McCarver

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 672

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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As a retired physician with more than 25 years of experience in New Mexico, I applaud our Legislature’s efforts to ensure adequate medical care is available for New Mexicans, in particular agreements for interstate healthcare workers. What I had hoped would be addressed during these legislative debates, but was completely missing, was meaningful conversation about reducing our state’s chronic disease burden. Improving the health status of New Mexicans would go a long way …

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