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Brain health awareness growing, but action lacking

A 2024 brain health survey revealed a gap between thinking about brain health and taking steps to reduce risk or slow the progress of memory issues.

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Feds say premiums will rise if Trump stops Obamacare payments

Premiums for a popular type of individual health plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop “Obamacare” payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

 
Sandoval announces Obamacare carrier for 14 Nevada counties

Gov. Brian Sandoval will have a press conference at 11 a.m. today, where he’s expected to announce an insurance carrier to provide service in 14 rural counties on Nevada’s health insurance exchange.

 
GOP releases revised health care bill, adding pressure on Heller

Senate Republican leaders, aiming to salvage efforts backed by President Donald Trump to dismantle the Obamacare law, on Thursday unveiled revised healthcare legislation that lets insurers sell bare-bones policies and retains key taxes on the wealthy.

 
Trump’s revised travel ban takes effect, less chaos expected

A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.

 
US unveils enhanced security for flights, avoids laptop ban

U.S. Homeland Security officials are announcing on Wednesday new enhanced security measures for flights arriving in the United States from around the world, but are not announcing an immediate expansion of an in-cabin ban on large electronic devices including laptops, sources briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

 
CBO analysis: Senate health bill would leave 22M uninsured

Senate Republicans were barreling ahead Monday for a showdown vote on a health care reform bill despite independent analysis that showed the GOP plan would leave 22 million uninsured.

 
Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement, but run into opposition

Senate Republican leaders unveiled their long-awaited bill to replace Obamacare on Thursday and immediately ran into opposition from rank-and-file members over Medicaid cuts and tax credits to help people buy insurance.

 
Trump administration revokes federal transgender bathroom guidelines

Transgender students on Wednesday lost federal protections that allowed them to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities, as the Trump administration stepped into a long-simmering national debate.

 
Vote in US House begins process to dismantle Obamacare

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost.

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