New Mexico prepared for rationing care if pandemic worsens

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Top health officials say New Mexico has a solid plan in place to stretch hospital and health care resources as far as possible before having to ration care. But they also warned during an update Tuesday that the state could face that prospect if the coronavirus pandemic worsens. Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said there are hospitals around New Mexico facing extremely high demands. He said state health officials are likely to formally declare that providers are at a stage where rationing care is possible. Officials stressed that the tools for making such decisions are objective and based on equity and fairness.