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Is Nevada facing pressure to ban smoking in casinos?

During the first-ever G2E panel on the controversial topic, advocates argued that there would be minimal impact to a smoking casino changing its policies. In fact, they could gain new customers.

IASIS Healthcare announces sale of North Las Vegas Hospital

IASIS Healthcare LLC on Tuesday announced the signing of an agreement for the sale of its North Vista Hospital, a 177-bed, acute-care hospital in North Las Vegas to Prime Healthcare Services.

Nevada to release health plans and premium costs

Health insurance is one of the most important purchases you’ll ever make. And because the time to buy is right around the corner, we’re here to help you brush up on the basics.

State abandons search for new health exchange company

There’ll be no more private vendors for Nevada Health Link. The board of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange voted Thursday to end its search for a company to replace Xerox, which lost its contract following the health link’s glitch-ridden rollout.

Nevadans using special enrollment period for health insurance

The board of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange received fresh statistics on new members that have signed up so far in a 60-day special enrollment session that began April 1.

 
California company recalls packaged salads, sandwiches

More than 90 tons of ready-to-eat salads and sandwiches by a California catering company are being recalled after 26 people in three states were sickened by a bacterial strain of E. coli linked to its products, federal health officials said Sunday.