[LWVNM Action] Top Senate Democrat opposed to adding medical compacts to special session mix

[Leslie Wallstrom]

Hi Edwina - I'm very curious about your panel discussion on healthcare held
in September. Could you tell me how many panelists you invited and who you
invited? How was the attendance? Did you offer finger food before it began?
The Los Alamos League is now planning a Healthcare Forum for February, 2026
and we've started thinking about panelists already. We will stress the
issues in Northern New Mexico but most problems are state-wide.

I'd be grateful if you could let me know what worked and what you would
change, now that your Forum is over.  Thanks for your help with this.

Leslie Wallstrom, 1st Vice-President, LWV/Los Alamos

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM Edwina Jaramillo via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> LWVSNM had a panel discussion on healthcare a week ago where the consensus
> seemed to be that not belonging to the compacts *significantly *contributes
> to doctor costs and, therefore, doctor shortages in NM but more
> significantly the inability of NMexicans to seek out-of-state specialists.
> Think NM's report, "Introduction:  The Health Care Crisis in NM", notes
> "the best way to overcome this hurdle [of out-of-state specialists not
> being able to provide medical care to NMexicans or be charged of practicing
> w/o a license] would be for NM to join the Interstate Medical Licensure
> Compact, an agreement among states that makes it simpler for doctors to
> practice in other participating states".
>
> The above does not address when or how or to whom to talk to at the state
> legislature only that that not belonging to compacts are very detrimental
> to the health care of NMexicans.
>
> On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 02:26:17 PM MDT, Judy Williams via
> Action <action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>
> Meredith, it most likely will not be heard in the two-day session. Time is
> too short, and there are lots of competing requests.
>
> Also, we have it on good authority that the existence of a compact is only
> a small (tiny) part of the scoring criteria for the rural hospital grants.
> We should work on getting them heard and passed in the regular 30-day
> session. SJC should be a major target.
>
>  Judy
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM Meredith Machen via Action <
> action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> We need to get Sens. Cervantes, Duhigg, and Wirth on board with the
> interstate health care compacts in the Special Session, even if it only
> goes for 2 days. Sen. Munoz, SFC Chair, sees the math and knows that
> millions in federal funding for rural health care services are desperately
> needed.
>
>
> https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_2eb228b2-2769-435c-a549-cfd6c5f4e038.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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>
> Meredith Ross Machen
> 505-577-6337
> Meredith.machen at gmail.com
>
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