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The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics

The proposal to extend the IP waiver under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics would worsen the burden on innovators and have disastrous consequences for the American Southwest and the nation.

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Mental Illness: RxP to the Rescue

The deregulation answer to inadequate access

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A Balancing Act between Patient Rights and Healthcare Provider Needs

New Mexico is facing a healthcare provider shortage, exacerbated by challenges in medical malpractice payouts and high malpractice caps.

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Why is New Mexico Proposing Single-Payer Healthcare?

The Medicaid Forward Plan, introduced as House Bill 400, is aimed at creating a state-administered health coverage plan.

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A Letter to Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh Regarding Shared Savings Fees

We urge the Department of Labor (DOL) to require transparency and disclosure to employers with respect to so-called “shared savings fees” under employer-sponsored health plans to better ascertain their propriety and impact upon millions of Americans.