New Mexico Lawmakers Advance Health Care Initiatives in Legislative Session

New Mexico lawmakers advance health care initiatives in legislative session

New Mexico lawmakers are making swift progress on health care and medical workforce issues during the legislative session in Santa Fe, with several key measures advancing through committees.

House Advances 10 Bills To Expand Access To Quality Affordable Healthcare In New Mexico

STATE News: SANTA FE — Jan. 26, the New Mexico House of Representatives advanced 10 pieces of legislation to improve healthcare access across the state by lowering out-of-pocket costs, expanding access to care, and recruiting and retaining more providers. The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed seven bills today that would expand access to healthcare through participation in interstate healthcare compacts, which allow states to expedite…

Healthcare bills move forward in New Mexico's House of Representatives

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Several health care bills are moving forward in New Mexico's House of Representatives. Seven interstate compact bills, which would speed up the licensing process for out-of-state doctors, are headed to the House floor after unanimously clearing the Judiciary Committee on Monday. The Health and Human Services Committee also approved three bills [...]

Another NM House committee advances seven interstate health care compacts

Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquerque) carries a box of health care compact materials out of a House committee room Jan. 26, 2026. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)The New Mexico House Judiciary Committee on Monday quickly passed legislation that would enter the state into seven health care worker compacts, part of lawmakers’ effort to pass as many compact bills as possible despite Senate opposition. House legislators in both parties say the compacts ar…

House Advances 10 Bills To Expand Access To Quality, Affordable Healthcare

HOUSE DEMOCRATS NEWS RELEASE The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed seven bills today that would expand access to healthcare through participation in interstate healthcare compacts, which allow states to expedite licensing for qualified healthcare providers who wish to practice in multiple states.  “By joining interstate compacts, New Mexico can expand access to vital healthcare services –  from counseling and physical therapy to emerg…