Taylor Velazquez
ReporterTaylor is a reporter with our Poverty and Public Health project. She is a lover of books and a proud dog mom. She's been published in Albuquerque The Magazine several times and enjoys writing about politics and travel.
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A national report looking at the availability of mental health care providers shows 144 million Americans are living in shortage areas, including people in New Mexico. -
Medical licensure compacts have been a priority this session as lawmakers attempt to address the health care worker shortage. One bill would allow dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states to practice here more easily. But with less than a day left in the session, that bill appears to have stalled. -
Lawmakers are once again debating how to reform New Mexico’s medical malpractice laws this session, reigniting a long-running fight over balancing patient rights and the cost of practicing medicine. -
This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be discussing the bill going through the Roundhouse trying to reform New Mexico's medical malpractice system and what supporters are saying will help recruit and retain health care workers, while opponents push back. -
Customers at the Wells Fargo branch in Artesia will see fewer people these days, as the bank pushes customers toward its virtual assistant. It’s part of a company-wide plan to cut jobs as it ramps up the use of artificial intelligence. -
The New Mexico Senate passed an interstate medical compact bill unanimously on Friday to allow doctors licensed in other states to more easily practice here. -
New Mexico became the first state in the nation to offer universal childcare late last year. Now, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants lawmakers to approve funding she says is needed to sustain the program and expand care for the youngest children. -
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham kicked off the legislative session today with her State of the State address, highlighting investments in early childhood education. She outlined plans to sustain the state’s newly launched universal childcare program. -
In its annual Honesty and Ethics poll, Gallup has named nursing as the nation’s most trusted profession. In light of New Mexico’s persistent medical professional shortages, nurses say this should be a call to action to support the nursing workforce with more investments to keep patients safe and healthy. -
The debate over medical interstate compacts will return to the Roundhouse in this session. Supporters say the compacts would allow medical workers from other states to practice in New Mexico, addressing the worker shortages.
