新墨西哥州对医疗不良行为付款实行上限,以缓解医生短缺和降低保险费用。 New Mexico caps medical malpractice payouts to ease doctor shortages and lower insurance costs.

新墨西哥州州长米歇尔·卢詹·格里沙姆签署为《众议院法案99》,规定医疗渎职案件惩罚性赔偿上限——100万美元用于医生个人,600万美元用于地方医院,1 500万美元用于大型卫生系统——以解决医生日益短缺的问题并降低保险费用。 New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 99, capping punitive damages in medical malpractice cases—$1 million for individual doctors, $6 million for local hospitals, and $15 million for large health systems—to address a growing physician shortage and reduce insurance costs. 在新的巴伦西亚州医院建筑工地签署的两党立法也禁止预防性保健、疫苗接种和远程保健设施收费,扩大了获得护理的机会,并增加了对保健负担能力基金的供资。 The bipartisan legislation, signed at the construction site of a new Valencia County Hospital, also bans facility fees for preventive care, vaccinations, and telehealth, expands access to care, and increases funding for the Health Care Affordability Fund. 改革旨在改善获得和保留保健的机会,官员称这是在费用上涨和预计的医生短缺情况下迈出的关键一步。 The reforms aim to improve healthcare access and retention, with officials calling it a critical step amid rising costs and projected doctor shortages.