by PPN | Apr 28, 2026 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
While the Albuquerque Journal recently published: “A small minority of doctors account for most malpractice payments,” the article fails to capture the full scope of Dr. Mark Erasmus and his 40-plus-year career. Neurosurgery is a highly complex field, and...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2026 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
The New Mexico Senate late Tuesday passed a medical malpractice overhaul bill that has drawn widespread public interest amid a statewide doctor shortage. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has called malpractice reform one of her top...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2026 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
When the former train conductor and railway safety representative retired in 2022, he and his wife moved away from Fargo, N.D., where they had lived for 50 years. They built what Jilek called their “dream house” in Rio Rancho, swapping snow shoveling for sunshine. “We...
by PPN | Dec 22, 2025 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
Patrick Lohmann Four Las Cruces doctors donned their white coats and headed to Santa Fe on Monday to urge lawmakers to pursue major medical malpractice and tax reform legislation at the upcoming legislative session. Without immediate legislative action, the doctors...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2025 | latest_news, New Mexico, News
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican As New Mexico grapples with a shortage of physicians, lawmakers have voiced frustration over what they describe as a broken health care system in the state. Doctors themselves have sounded the alarm, some advocating for...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2025 | Arkansas, National, New Mexico, Newsletter
Arkansas liability bill heads to Governor’s desk Arkansas patients are one step closer to a healthier liability system that works for them and their physicians, as critical reforms are pending the governor’s signature. House Bill 1204, which narrowly passed the...
