New Mexico has one of the worst doctor shortages in the United States, and unfortunately it is only expected to get worse. Nearly 40% of New Mexico’s doctors are age 60 or older and will likely retire by 2030, just as the baby boom generation ages and needs much more medical care.
Fortunately, as Think New Mexico explained in our report policy report, “How to Solve New Mexico’s Health Care Worker Shortage,” there is one policy change that would allow New Mexico to immediately access a much greater supply of doctors: joining the interstate health care compacts…