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Optum drops Nevada clinics from DaVita buyout amid antitrust scrutiny

DaVita, in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week, indicated that while Optum will continue with its planned purchase of DaVita, it will carve out the Nevada clinics, helping reduce the price of its purchase to $4.34 billion.

Las Vegas hospital widens HIV testing policy on World AIDS Day

On Saturday — the 30th commemoration of World AIDS Day — University Medical Center in Las Vegas will adopt CDC guidelines and begin testing all patients for HIV, not just those deemed most at risk of contracting the disease.

Las Vegas chamber contracting with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Plans for Metro chamber members will be available starting Oct. 1, according to Wednesday’s news release. Any member, from sole proprietors to large companies, will be eligible for a plan.

Clark County chambers offer ‘very decent’ health insurance plans

The Latin, Henderson and Boulder City chambers of commerce have begun offering members a choice of 10 insurance options through so-called association health plans recently authorized by the Trump administration.

Small hikes likely for Nevada health insurance plans in 2019

Plans offered on the state’s health insurance exchange are expected to climb an average of 1.9 percent, while off-exchange plans will see an average 3.1 percent rate increase, the state’s Division of Insurance announced Tuesday.