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Opinion: Legislature should health care worker compacts in 2026

<b>The New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe.</b> <b>File Photo</b> — **The New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe.** **File Photo**

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December 19, 2025

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Kristina Fisher The most immediate way that New Mexico lawmakers can expand access to health care is by joining all the interstate compacts for health care workers, which would make it easier for health care professionals who are licensed in…

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