Lawmakers must rush to meet maternal mortality grant deadline
The United States has the worst maternal mortality rate in the developed world.If legislation to create a Maternal Mortality Review Committee is signed into...
AG’s former law firm to represent state against opioid industry
Attorney General Aaron Ford’s former law firm will represent the state in its lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors, marketers and sales outlets. Eglet Prince,...
Critics pan process for picking money-making trauma centers
Intense competition among for-profit hospitals for lucrative trauma unit designations in Southern Nevada has lawmakers pondering a return to the days when the state...
Amended paid sick leave bill results in more hours, more exemptions
When Sen. Pat Spearman asked attendees at the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor meeting Thursday if anyone wanted to speak in opposition to...
Surprise! Lawmakers hear legislation tackling unforeseen medical bills
Imagine getting an unanticipated $800 hospital bill you’re not able to pay. After weeks of daily phone calls trying to collect the unpaid money,...
Rehab “track records” to be public under legislation
Nevadans and others seeking help for addiction could be privy to more information about drug and alcohol treatment providers under a bill before state...
Ford leads multi-state brief against Kentucky anti-abortion law
The Nevada Attorney General's office has taken the lead on an amicus brief filed by 20 states arguing that availability of abortion providers in...
Legislation would make rehabs, mental health homes report deaths to state
When 23-year old Cody Arbuckle died after 19 days in a Las Vegas home licensed for drug and alcohol treatment, it fell on his...
Horsford rips Trump appointee for spending to polish her brand
Calling it an "abuse of taxpayer trust," Rep. Steven Horsford Friday said he is formally calling for his colleagues on the House Ways and...
LV Council candidate testifies on rehab conflicts, slams former company
“Solutions and Desert Hope are best-in-class facilities.”That’s what David Marlon said when the Current asked last year about questionable practices at the Las...