Nevada Watch
Featured news in this section focuses on Nevada, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange (Nevada Health Link), the Nevada Division of Insurance (in the Department of Business and Industry), and actions by the state legislature affecting insurance brokers and clients.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed 13 bills into law on Monday following last month’s special session of the Nevada Legislature, his office announced this morning. The measures “focused on strengthening public safety, expanding health care access, modernizing cybersecurity, improving school zone safety, supporting vulnerable Nevadans, and ensuring responsible state operations,” his office said in a news ...
As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. This year alone at least seven states, including California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, have enacted laws requiring more oversight over private equity acquisitions ...
Kaiser Permanente has announced a new partnership with Renown Health, the parent of Hometown Health plan, to create a new health insurance plan known as Kaiser Permanente Nevada. Enrollment in the new plan is expected to begin in 2026 for employers and individuals in Northern Nevada.
On November 1, Nevada Health Link kicked off the Open Enrollment Period for Plan Year 2026 with 140 Qualified Health Plans through eight brand-name private insurance carriers, including the new state-approved Battle Born State Plans (BBSPs). Nevadans can view, compare and shop plans now through January 15, 2026 on NevadaHealthLink.com. New this year, Nevada Health ...
Despite their inclusion on a “Hospital Crisis Watch” list, Battle Mountain General Hospital and Humboldt General Hospital are not at immediate risk of closing after federal health care spending cuts this summer. Both were included on Protect Our Care’s list of at-risk rural hospitals, defined as either being in the top 10% Medicaid payer mix ...
Open enrollment begins November 1. But for Nevadans who rely on healthcare insurance plans provided by the Affordable Care Act, premiums will likely increase. Nevada Health Link, the state’s ACA marketplace, estimates those increases will be around 26 percent next year. That’s a big revision from the agency’s previous estimate of 17.5 percent over the ...
Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, are facing premium rate hikes of 26%, the state Division of Insurance confirmed to the Nevada Current. The average approved rate increase of 26% is significantly higher than the 17.5% average proposed increase announced by the Nevada Division of Insurance in late July. The ...
When it comes to Nevada’s health insurance marketplace, brokers play a crucial role. But many of these licensed professionals — whose job it is to help clients find and compare insurance coverage — are now publicly and privately sharing concerns about the state’s new public health option. Created in 2021, the plans are designed as a way ...
A jury awarded Saint Mary’s $510 million after United Health Services was found liable for fraud against the longtime Reno healthcare network.
A study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals Nevada has the third-worst record among the states for failing to report nursing home falls that result in a major injury and require hospitalization. Falls are the leading cause of death for Americans 65 years of age and older, and are responsible for ...