Health Care Groups Dive Into Property Tax Ballot Fight, Eyeing Public Health Money

A November ballot initiative to raise property taxes on big-business owners in California is drawing unconventional political support from health care power players and public health leaders.

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Wildfire Smoke In US Exposes Millions To Hazardous Pollution

Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels, causing emergency room visits to spike and potentially thousands of deaths among the elderly and infirm, according to an Associated Press analysis of pollution data and interviews with physicians, health authorities and researchers.

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Majority Of Americans Don’t Want Preexisting Condition Protections Eliminated

A majority of Americans polled do not want the Supreme Court to overturn ObamaCare's protections for people with preexisting conditions, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Attorney General Becerra Takes Action to Ensure Californians Have Access to Mental Health Care

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today urged California’s four largest health insurance providers: Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net of California, and Kaiser Permanente, to demonstrate their compliance with state and federal mental health parity laws.

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Grant Program To Help Nevada Small Businesses Impacted By Pandemic

Small Nevada businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic can get up to $10,000 to help cover operating expenses under a state grant program announced today.

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Exchange Approves 4.2% Increase In Rates For 2021

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, which connects Nevadans to qualified health plans through Nevada Health Link, announced the approved exchange health insurance rates for Plan Year 2021 at an increase of 4.2 percent.

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