Whether they’re using weekly shots or daily pills, more Americans than ever are turning to anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and boost health. About 1 in 8 U.S. adults say they are taking a GLP-1 drug, according to a recent survey by the health research group KFF. Just since January, more than 600,000 prescriptions have been written ...
State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to a new analysis. Researchers from RAND Health, a policy and research nonprofit, analyzed state and federal data to estimate how ...
Insurers and hospitals have come together to rebuke a Trump administration proposal to roll back limits of plan designs that may be listed on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges. In February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in its Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule a plan ...
Nevada ranks 51st in youth and overall mental health metrics in 2025 — again — and ranked 49th in adult mental health metrics, according to an annual report assessing mental health access and care in the U.S. The state has owned dismal rankings in the annual report published by Mental Health America for several years. Specific areas the report ...
In January, when President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost ...
Business leaders, doctors, and policymakers gathered at The Orleans on Wednesday for a “Focus Las Vegas” symposium centered on Southern Nevada’s long-running healthcare staffing shortage and how to address it. Discussion topics ranged from training more doctors and mental health professionals to keeping patients and healthcare dollars in the valley rather than sending them out ...