Personal care aide bill would help keep Nevadans at home, senator says
Ted Nagel’s arms and legs don’t work. He has a congenital condition that makes him completely dependent on others to perform the most basic...
It’s time for CCSD to rethink ‘health’
Monday kicked off National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an annual opportunity to educate the public on disordered eating and providing resources to those who...
Medicaid reaches record enrollment in Nevada
One in four Nevadans is now enrolled in a public health insurance program.More than 810,000 Nevadans are now enrolled in Medicaid or Nevada Check...
Bill would expand Medicaid to cover donor breast milk for premature babies
Breast milk is sometimes referred to as “liquid gold.”The nickname typically refers to the nutritional benefits of breast milk, but it’s also a fitting...
Nevada one of few Medicaid expansion states to terminate inmate benefits
A measure before state lawmakers could help connect individuals released from Nevada’s jails and prisons with the health care and other services they need...
Nevada’s autism treatment reimbursement rates among nation’s lowest
It’s challenging for autistic children and their families to find services in Nevada, but advocates are hoping a bill introduced in the state Legislature...
‘Gut-wrenching’ cuts to a problem gambling program that was never flush
Nevada, which depends largely on the success of casinos to keep the state humming, doesn’t take problem gambling seriously, says a former official of...
Report underscores limits of state’s surprise billing law
Lawmakers approved legislation in 2019 to prevent out-of-network health care providers from gouging emergency room patients with surprise medical bills, and create a resolution...
Teen vaping is lit, and so are the risk disparities
In 2019, 24 percent of high school students said they had used a vaping product in the past month. That's a nine percent increase...
Biden rolls out massive ‘Rescue Plan’
People would get another $1,400 in direct payments, in addition to the $600 Congress approved last month, under a sweeping proposal for economic and...