Ah, the vexing problem of prescription drug prices. As a share of healthcare expenditures, prescription drugs account for about a dime for every dollar spent. And it’s been that way for a very long time. Yet, for patients, because coverage of prescription drugs is much less comprehensive than reimbursement for hospital and physician services they feel the ...

Open Enrollment has closed, but those without health insurance are getting another chance to get enrolled. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, the state agency that connects Nevadans to qualified health plans compliant with the Affordable Care Act, has announced a 90-day Special Enrollment Period for uninsured Nevadans.

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange (Exchange), Nevada’s state agency that helps individuals get connected to health coverage through the online marketplace, Nevada Health Link, enrolled 81,903 Nevadans during the 2020 health insurance Open Enrollment Period.

In another small milestone in the battle against COVID-19, members of the public on Tuesday began receiving vaccine shots at a Las Vegas Convention Center clinic dedicated to “second dosers.”

Nevada Health Response has issued additional guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations, clarifying efforts to expand efforts to provide more vaccinations.

"We could use 'em", says University Medical Center CEO Mason Van Houweling. “The county and the state have done their part advocating for our state. I think it is just more of a federal allocation issue, and we're ready to go. We're ready to deliver on this,” he told me Tuesday at the county’s public hospital.