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.
A newly released report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (NV DHHS) said it may take a long time to recover from the economic, education and behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is embracing technology — from mobile apps to data visualization dashboards — to better serve the state's residents online.
The state’s rank among U.S. states is currently 45th for active physicians per 100,000. Currently, there are 7,388 physicians with an active license to practice in Nevada. We need an additional 1,500 primary care physicians to meet the national average.
Eligible beneficiaries who were disenrolled from Medicaid must re-enroll within 60 days to get continuous benefits and avoid a gap in coverage.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed an executive order that addresses the state’s shortage of health care workers. The order directs the Patient Protection Commission to devise recommendations for ensuring Nevada residents have more access to quality care statewide. The recommendations are expected to be outlined in the commission’s next report due later this year.
The state’s health and human services director says the new program will help the state come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in Nevada will be without health insurance now that the pandemic-era continuous coverage policy for the program has ended.
Battle Mountain (Nev.) General Hospital reported a data breach affecting around 3,000 patients in late March, according to HHS.
There used to be a joke about healthcare in Nevada that went something like this: Where do you go for the best healthcare in Nevada? The airport. The joke doesn’t hold up. Today Nevadans don’t need to leave home to access the healthcare they need. That’s not to say the industry isn’t facing challenges, especially ...
VillageMD is exiting the Las Vegas market at the end of this month, but one of its six area locations will be keeping its doors open. The VillageMD location on Cliff Shadows Parkway, near the intersection of the 215 Beltway and West Cheyenne Avenue, will stay open and transition its operations to the locally owned ...