Two bills introduced in a Senate health committee meeting Wednesday in the Legislature would protect health care benefits in Nevada.

Pharmacy benefit managers — businesses that act as middlemen between drug manufacturers and pharmacies — wouldn’t be able to bar pharmacists from telling consumers about lower-cost drugs if a new bill passes.

Aon Plc said it’s no longer pursuing a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, a day after confirming that it was considering a tie-up.

The CMS is asking the public for advice on how it could make it easier for health insurers to sell coverage across state lines. The agency issued a request for information on Wednesday for recommendations on eliminating barriers and enhancing insurers’ ability to sell individual insurance coverage from state-to-state. The request, which the CMS said is meant to promote competition and choice for consumers, follows President Donald Trump’s October 2017 executive order on the issue.

The joint healthcare venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway finally has a name — Haven — and a new mission: to simplify health benefits for their employees.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to gut California's new Council on Health Care Delivery Systems and remake it into his own single-payer commission, according to a summary of the plan obtained by POLITICO, as health care advocates jostle for position in California's single-payer debate.