Nevada’s Republican Sen. Dean Heller distanced himself from President Donald Trump’s budget proposal on Wednesday, saying he is working with a bipartisan group to preserve Medicaid spending in states that expanded the program.
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Clark County’s property tax rate will remain flat for the 10th consecutive year as part of a new budget county commissioners approved Monday.
Federal funding for Meals on Wheels in Southern Nevada is about $2.4 million, or 62 percent of total funding for the program. But federal funding could soon disappear under the Trump administration’s 2018 budget plans.
Nevada officials were bracing Wednesday for more details to determine how the new Republican health care replacement bill would impact the state and its residents.
President Donald Trump told the nation’s governors Monday that “nobody knew health care could be so complicated” as Republicans in Congress and the administration continued to grapple with repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
At rally, people gather to oppose efforts to challenge Affordable Care Act, but critic says high deductibles and premiums keep people from attaining law’s promised benefits.
Businesswoman Elaine Wynn plans to donate $1 million to Planned Parenthood amid calls by Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress to “defund” the organization.
But some are concerned that focus on state’s opioid abuse problem, funding for the UNLV School of Medicine and an increase in Medicaid reimbursement to physicians could create new gaps in strained system.
Looming over the upcoming legislative session is the big unknown of whether Congress will repeal the Affordable Care Act and what it would mean for Nevada.
Trio of bills now being drafted would streamline licensing, change the state’s definition of “mental illness” and make it easier to share information on individuals deemed mentally ill with law enforcement.
The top two Democrats in the Nevada Legislature are calling on U.S. Sen. Dean Heller to explain how Republicans in Congress will replace key provisions of the Affordable Care Act if they repeal it.
Officials with Planned Parenthood in Southern Nevada are planning a public relations and political battle to try and block a cutoff of federal funding proposed by Republican congressional leaders.
Agreements by Aetna Inc. and Centene Corp. to offer at least one insurance plan through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange comes as Congress puts future of such markets created by the Affordable Care Act in doubt.
Four large boxes of toys donated by people in lieu of paying a fine for a parking ticket were handed over Thursday to Safe Nest, Nevada’s largest domestic violence shelter program, to distribute among children at the shelter.
The city of Las Vegas could reap major benefits from a tax on sugary beverages, including about $25.2 million in revenue, according to a report published Wednesday.
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The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.
