HCA Finally Picks Contractor to Conduct New Rate Study for Developmental Disabilities Waiver Programs
The New Mexico Health Care Authority and the Developmental Disabilities Supports Division has finally awarded…
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Another UNM Doctor Confirms Intimidation for Raising Concerns About Use of IRRAflow Device
Despite UNM’s Silence, Another Communication Surfaces Relative to Intimidation of Medical Personnel For Questioning Use…
In Unusual Move, NM Water Quality Control Commission Will Hear Opponent Motions on Produced Water Rule Today
Breaking: In a late filing yesterday, Amigos Bravos and the Sierra Club moved to disqualify…
Underpaid Disability Workers Won’t Get Critical Raise, As HCA Officials Ignore Rate Increase Approved by Legislature
On July 1, 2025, Three Highly Paid HCA leaders Will Get Their Pay Increases of…
Yazzie Martinez Lawsuit is New Mexico’s Brown -v- Board of Education
The State Court Needs To Force a Plan That Ensures The Constitutional Rights of Native…
MLG Team and House Leaders Behind Texas Takeover of New Mexico Water Uses
Editorial – News In 1841 and 1843, Texans Invaded New Mexico – They Were Beat…
UNM CDD Has Three to Four Year Wait For Autism Spectrum Evaluations – Director Moriarta Goes Silent When Questioned
Children three years old and under have access to evaluations for developmental disorders such as…
UNM Won’t Release Key Documents That Led Regents to Use $2.1 Million in “Hush Money” to Settle Suit Alleging Lab Fraud, Bullying, and Mismanagement
UNM Lawyers Refuse to Release Original Letter Alleging Misconduct by HSC Officials and Federal Agency…
Two Years After Horrific Abuse of Mary Melero, NM Division of Health Improvement Can’t Get Annual Abuse and Neglect Report Done on Time
State Agency that claims it “is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of…
National Healthcare Consultant Group: 21-25% of New Mexico’s Rural Hospitals Vulnerable to Closure
Rural Hospitals Vulnerable to Closure CHARTIS, a national healthcare management and consultant group, “identified 432…
Governor and Legislators Value Movie Stars and Film Workers Way More Than Health Care Workers.
(Images above, left and right, from New Mexico Film Office.) As Movie Stars Make Millions,…
Last Year House Democrats Voted Against Increase in DD Waiver Funds – Hurting 1,266 of the Most Vulnerable Clients
New Mexico Democratic Leaders Turned Blind Eye to Mistreatment of Workers and Clients in DD…
UNM Health Sciences Center – Billions of Public Dollars Spent – Sketchy Accountability at SOM, and ‘Filthy’ CMD Research Labs
Why the Spending and Operations of UNM Health Sciences Needs a Forensic and Programmatic Deep…
UNMH Knew of Complaints Linking Misuse of Device to Harm, Including Death, of Numerous Patients – Part Three.
Late last summer, University of New Mexico medical professionals contacted The Candle expressing concerns about…
Serious Allegations of Harm to Patients by UNM Hospital Misuse of Medical Device in Neurosurgery Department – Part Two
Several UNM Neurosurgery Department Faculty, Attending Physicians, Mid-level Providers, & Learners Told The Candle that…