Author: Scott Welch
As many as 35 million people could drop out of employer-sponsored coverage amid COVID-19, according to a new analysis.
Experts offer four benchmarks that can serve as a guide for cities and states, eliminating some of the guesswork.
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today alerted insurance companies that all workers affected by COVID-19 on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits regardless of their immigration status. This includes workers engaged in front-line occupations such as health care, emergency services, food production, sales, and delivery, among others.
The coronavirus is surging in Los Angeles as the county emerges as the new epicenter of the virus in California — whereas in San Francisco, numbers are slowing, a payoff that officials say is because of the Bay Area’s fast action to impose aggressive restrictions on residents.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said on Sunday that a new congressional panel intended to oversee the distribution of coronavirus relief funds “will be forward-looking” and not probe President Donald Trump’s widely criticized initial response to the ongoing public health crisis.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has submitted a request to President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration for Nevada because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s been a decade since the passing of the landmark health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As we mark the transformational differences the ACA has made for residents of the Silver State over the past 10 years, we are particularly mindful of the importance of health care as we navigate the uncharted waters surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada and Clark County continued to ascend Tuesday as the death toll in the state jumped to 26 with eight new fatalities reported in Clark County, according to state and local data.
The Southern Nevada Health District board today unanimously approved building a $3 million facility to quarantine coronavirus patients.
President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.