Health Insurance Rates To Increase For Some Nevadans

Health insurance rates for Nevada residents who receive coverage through the individual health insurance market are set to increase this year, but the public has a chance to provide comments before they take effect.

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Prescription Shortage Is Worst They’ve Seen, Nevada Pharmacists Say

Nevada pharmacists say the nationwide medication shortage is the worst they have seen in their careers.

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HHS Secretary Becerra: Nevada ‘Still The Wild Wild West’ Of Health Care Policy

Nevada’s well-documented health care shortages are a source of frustration for many, but U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra believes it also presents opportunities.

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New “Junk Insurance” Regs Could End Some Voluntary Benefits Plans, Industry Insiders Say

A Biden Administration initiative to regulate “junk insurance” will have an impact on the brokerage industry and employee benefits, as some popular voluntary benefit programs are covered by the language of the proposed changes. However, industry insiders say there is a long way to go before the regulations are finalized, and that they hope to make the case that the regulations should be adjusted to prevent doing more harm than good.

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Boost Your Day’s Mental Energy The Mediterranean Way

Lunch may well be your most important meal of the day! Eating a plant-based meal with lean protein at midday boosts your blood sugar — slowly — thereby giving your brain the energy it needs to finish the day’s work without a carb crash. This approach also keeps you from ravenously overeating at night, which can cause weight gain. ...

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New Pregnancy Bias Law Broadly Protects Workers, US Agency Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday proposed a rule endorsing a broad application of a new federal law extending stronger legal protections to pregnant workers.

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Survey: 73% of Companies Struggle to Get Workers Back to the Office

Indeed, 73 percent of organizations surveyed report challenges getting workers to return to the workplace. Because of this pushback, 68 percent are considering or implementing talent strategies to increase on-site work.

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NIH Taps Jeanne Marrazzo To Succeed Fauci As Infectious-Disease Chief

Jeanne M. Marrazzo, a University of Alabama at Birmingham infectious-disease expert, will succeed Anthony S. Fauci this fall as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, federal officials announced last Wednesday.

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CMS Proposes Updates To The Hospital Price Transparency Rule

On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed key changes to the hospital price transparency rule. These proposed changes are meant to strengthen standards for disclosing hospital prices and provide more enforcement authority to regulators, and if finalized, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. This article provides an overview ...

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CMS Again Pauses Out-Of-Network Billing Arbitration After Judge Sides With Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again suspended arbitration of out-of-network payment disputes between providers and payers due to a court order that the agency’s implementation of the No Surprises Act had run afoul of proper notice-and-comment procedure. The decision stems from a Texas Medical Association (TMA) complaint filed in the U.S. ...

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