Lawmakers made strides this past legislative session to address gaps in the state’s mental health services, and advocates said medication reform was the biggest win.
Health
The Division of Insurance is seeking public comment before it finalizes rate changes for individual health plans in 2024 that could increase their costs.
Lynda Brooks-Bracey died of pancreatic cancer in June after spending her last months advocating for a bill that would have legalized medically assisted dying in Nevada.
Desert Radiology has abruptly notified UMC that it is terminating their 57-year working relationship later this year.
Federal funding for compensation and free test screenings for downwinders and former Nevada Test Site workers is set to sunset next year.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto visited Desert Springs Hospital, a mental health facility that will add 94 beds to expand its in-patient services.
Starting in April, people need to renew their Medicaid or risk losing coverage after a pandemic-era protection ended.
State officials have filed a motion to take over the operations of a Nevada medical insurer, citing months of “inconsistent financial filings.”
The Southern Nevada Health District is calling attention to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer being increasingly linked to overdose deaths around the country.
Southern Nevada Health District will continue to provide free vaccine and testing, though not as widely.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Officials warn of the possibility of a spike in West Nile virus in Southern Nevada this summer.
Dr. George Chambers is accused of sexual misconduct in a complaint alleging mistreatment of three patients.
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