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Advocates decry possible closure of Las Vegas detox center

Christian Hunt, 21, says the clinic operated by WestCare was instrumental in getting him into a long-term recovery program after five years in which getting high was “all I was interested in.”

Clark County selected for CDC’s national health survey

Clark County residents who agree to participate in invitational survey get paid up to $125 and receive free exams and health and nutrition evaluation reports.

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Health costs prevent many Nevadans from getting better care

More Nevadans have health insurance now than four years ago, largely as a result of the state’s expansion of Medicaid, but most aren’t getting better care because of prohibitive costs, a new study finds.

Centene to offer health coverage through Nevada exchange

As other companies pull out of the insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act, Centene is expanding its participation in Nevada and other states in 2018.

UMC leader hopes health care law replacement doesn’t swell uninsured ranks

UMC’s senior leadership team says that if the levels of uninsured go back to what they were a few years years — 35 percent of patients didn’t have insurance — taxpayer money would again be needed to bail out the public hospital.