June 27, 2019
The State of Nevada Division of Insurance says it wants to clear up some confusion regarding the sale of Association Health Plans after a court order vacated some aspects of the U.S Department of Labor’s final rule on AHPs. Read More
June 13, 2019
As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a Trump administration proposal to change the way hospital payments are calculated to rescue them. Read More
May 30, 2019
HealtHIE Nevada has partnered with RosettaHealth to accelerate and improve the connectivity of providers’ electronic health records. Read More
May 16, 2019
Nevada stands to become the fifth state to fully incorporate the federal Affordable Care Act’s protections for patients with pre-existing conditions into state law after unanimous passage of a bill Tuesday in the state Senate. Read More
April 4, 2019
Two years after a push for more transparency in the costs of insulin for diabetes treatment, state Sen. Yvanna Cancela is hoping to shed even more light on prescription drug prices and the health care system in Nevada. Read More
April 4, 2019
As the Trump administration’s efforts to address high prescription drug costs and put the Affordable Care Act on the chopping block have languished, Nevada’s Democratic-controlled Legislature is taking health care into its own hands this session. Lawmakers heard six bills on Wednesday that would have significant implications for the way health care is provided in the state. Read More
April 4, 2019
The Department of Justice says it will not defend the Affordable Care Act in court. President Donald Trump is again leaning on congressional Republicans to come up with a suitable replacement to the law. In Nevada, where Obamacare is more popular than not, Democratic state and federal politicians are crying foul. Read More
April 4, 2019
Most hospitals in Nevada would have to accept Medicare if a bill working its way through the state Legislature passes. Read More
March 22, 2019
A bill that would have required insurance companies to pay for out-of-network care for Nevadans living more than 25 miles from an in-network provider was gutted Wednesday after the sponsor described it as unworkable as written. Read More
March 22, 2019
Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen, D-Henderson, has been named to chair the Health and Human Services Committee. Read More