New Mexico House Panel Passes Medical Malpractice Bill–Without Protections For Corporate Hospitals​​

New Mexico House Panel Passes Medical Malpractice Bill–Without Protections For Corporate Hospitals​​

Rep. Elaine Sena Cortez, R-Hobbs, right, gets emotional while discussing her mother’s battle with cancer during a House Health and Human Services Committee hearing Friday on amendments to House Bill 99 at the state Capitol. HB 99 calls for caps on punitive damages in medical malpractice cases in New Mexico. Photo by Matt Dahlseid/The New Mexican By CLARA BATES The Santa Fe New Mexican The day before Valarie Gee’s son underwent a routine cardiac …

House panel passes medical malpractice bill — without protections for corporate hospitals

New Mexico attorneys representing injured patients had been advocating for the corporate carve-outs in closed-door negotiations this week.