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.
Clark County’s daily count of COVID-19 cases increased in data released today, climbing to 469. That’s about 70% of the state’s 669 cases reported today. Other COVID-19 indicators were stable, including the test positivity rate, which dropped slightly statewide and in Clark County. Measures to fight the virus are progressing, but very slowly. Nevada Gov. ...
One day after Los Angeles approved a requirement for proof of full vaccination to enter restaurants and other indoor venues in that city, Gov. Steve Sisolak said he did not envision a similar requirement in Nevada. “I am not anticipating any more mandates, as you’re talking about in L.A.,” Sisolak said on Thursday. “I want ...
Teachers are furious and frustrated with their health insurance for not paying up. Teachers Health Trust (THT Health) covers around 18,000 teachers and their dependents
A major Las Vegas labor union commended President Joe Biden’s new order for employee COVID vaccinations, while a business advocacy group questioned the mandate.
Molina announced Aug. 17 that its Nevada health plan subsidiary was awarded a Medicaid managed care contract from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The new four-year Medicaid contract, with a potential two-year extension, will start Jan. 1.
Nevada officials voted on Friday to require state employees who work at health care facilities and prisons to get inoculated against COVID-19 or face administrative leave or reassignment.
The state Board of Health today approved adding COVID-19 to the list of required vaccinations for students at all public universities and colleges. The vote does not affect the fall semester, which starts as soon as Monday, but students do need to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1 in order to register for spring 2022 classes.
A health insurance trust providing medical coverage to about 34,000 Clark County teachers and their dependents is telling medical providers it doesn't have funds to cover claims made prior to July, a newspaper reported.
Wildfires continuing to spread across California have pushed smoke across to neighboring states, with several Nevada counties reporting their worst air quality index (AQI) levels on record this week.
An often-overlooked feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit available to employers with fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees that provide health coverage to those workers.