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Denied claims and endless delays are pushing mental health and addiction care to a breaking point. Half of people seeking mental health treatment and three-quarters of those needing substance use disorder care can’t access it, in part because private insurers deny an estimated 15–22 million mental health claims every year. That’s not a glitch — it’s a business model that prioritizes profits over patients. The good news: persistence, documentation, and the right tools can forc

An opinion piece recently highlighted a debate over medical malpractice laws in New Mexico, where some claim too many lawsuits are driving doctors away. But that argument ignores a deeper problem: the corporatization of health care and the habit of blaming victims and their attorneys for systemic failures. Studies show hospitals owned by private equity or motivated by profits often cut corners — understaffing, rushed care, and diminished accountability — which directly harms

A growing narrative in New Mexico claims that medical malpractice lawsuits and trial attorneys are to blame for rising insurance costs and health care workforce shortages. But this argument ignores the real drivers of instability in our health care system: corporate consolidation, private equity ownership, and profit-first decision making that puts patients at risk. When hospitals are taken over by for-profit entities, research consistently shows worse patient outcomes, inclu