March 12, 2020 – SANTA FE New Mexico Health Secretary Kathy Kunkel issued an order today temporarily prohibiting mass gatherings in New Mexico in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health order defines mass gatherings as events that bring together...
March 12, 2020 – In response to some questions, below are some direct links to important resources. TriCore COVID-19 Specimen Collection and Ordering–New Mexico Testing Process [TriCore tests are live as of 3/12/2020] https://www.tricore.org/covid_19...
March 11, 2020 – SANTA FE Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced that three New Mexico residents tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed cases in the state. Per the state Department of...
In 2011, the NM legislature mandated that health professional be surveyed during their re-licensure. You and I complete this survey every three years with the Medical Board or Osteopathic Board. Each year, the NM Health Care Workforce Committee staff collate and...
New Mexico Medical Society 2019 Legislative Wrap Up March 21, 2019 What a wild, 60-day, bob-sled ride through the Sangre de Cristos! NMMS started off with a very full plate – Medicaid fee increases, prior authorization, surprise billing, ultrasound prior...
U.S. Surgeon General Discusses the Opioid Epidemic The Doctors Company’s 2018 Executive Advisory Board meeting—a gathering of some of the leading figures in medicine in the United States—featured a conversation between The Doctors Company Chairman and Chief Executive...
OUR VOICE FOR MEDICINE The Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future Commission has released its draft report for public comment. The report, which includes the Commission’s key findings and recommendations, will be posted on the Vision Initiative website...
March 27, 2018 – Key health provisions in omnibus appropriation bill passed by House and Senate week of March 23, 2018. H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 – Top-Line Summary on Select Issues Opioids Includes nearly $4 billion in funding for...
February 9, 2018 Early this morning (2/9/18) , the Senate and House passed a fifth continuing resolution to keep the federal government operational until March 23. The spending package, which passed with bipartisan majorities in both the Senate (71-28) and the House...
January 11, 2018 New study demonstrates that physicians support 47,688, generate $8.0 billion in economic activity – Physicians add opportunity, growth and prosperity to the New Mexico’s economy by creating 47,688 jobs and generating $8.0 billion in economic...
