State employees and covered family members will have health coverage for gender reassignment and other transgender procedures under a new insurance policy that takes effect July 1. The Public Employee Benefits Program board voted in November to remove language in the state’s self-funded and HMO plans that specifically excluded therapy for gender dysphoria. Brock Maylath, ...

A California lawsuit accuses two surgeons and four hospitals in Las Vegas of participating in a massive health care fraud scheme that involved implanting counterfeit spinal hardware into unsuspecting patients. The case, filed in February by dozens of insurance companies in Los Angeles County Superior Court, was recently unsealed. According to the lawsuit, California-based Spinal ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday appointed Richard Whitley director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Whitley, former administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, has been interim director of the huge state agency since February. “Richard has proven to be a steady and capable leader and I am pleased to make ...

Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Scott J. Kipper announced Thursday his resignation effective July 2. “It has been an honor to have served the state of Nevada as commissioner,” Kipper said. “I am proud of the division’s accomplishments. I am certain that the Division of Insurance will continue to serve the consumers, protecting the rights of ...

The Affordable Care Act survived its second Supreme Court test in three years, raising odds for its survival but by no means ending the legal and political assaults on it five years after it became law.

Coinsurance? Premium tax credit? HMO and PPO? Swimming through the health insurance word soup can be frustrating for anyone. Even though I cover health, I couldn’t define “cost-sharing reduction plan” until I Googled it just now. And it seems I’m not the only clueless 20-something here. Young adults, who generally have little experience managing their ...