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Assisted suicide bill set to come before Nevada lawmakers

Feb. 22, 2019

By Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press

The debate over physician-assisted suicide is expected to return to the Nevada Legislature on Monday, less than two years after the measure failed to become law. Lawmakers are scheduled to hear a bill on Monday that ...
Utah’s novel plan for Medicaid expansion opens door to spending caps sought by GOP

Feb. 19, 2019

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

Utah last week became the 35th state to approve expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but advocates for the poor worry its unusual financing could set a dangerous precedent ...
With new headquarters, AFAN positioned to serve community long-term

Feb. 18, 2019

By Leslie Ventura

For more than three decades, Aid for AIDS of Nevada has been providing services to the HIV-positive community when others shut their doors ...
As bone-marrow donor, Las Vegas woman answers call to save a life

Feb. 17, 2019

By Camalot Todd

About five years ago, Las Vegan Tiffany Gordon decided to become a bone-marrow donor. Her decision to volunteer her DNA to a bone-marrow registry to help those battling blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma, was inspired by ...
Event improves access to school for students with learning differences

Feb. 3, 2019

By Camalot Todd

New Horizons transformed their view of what education could look like. The private, nonprofit school helps accommodate students' unique needs with education plans designed to overcome their individual struggles. However, the cost of attending ...
Jacky Rosen: We must fight to protect our health care system

Jan. 22, 2019

By Jacky Rosen

I’ve met with Nevadans from across the state who are afraid of losing their health coverage if insurance companies are …
Nevada joins states opposing Trump birth control rollbacks

Jan. 8, 2019

Associated Press

Nevada's new Democratic attorney general has added the state a lawsuit aiming to block the Trump administration from rolling back Obama-era Affordable Care Act birth control requirements in ...
Clark County reports first measles case since 2015

Dec. 27, 2018

Associated Press

Clark County has reported its first measles case since 2015. The Southern Nevada Health District said Thursday that tests confirmed measles in an adult who had traveled internationally and ...
Thousands fewer sign up for Obamacare in Nevada

Dec. 19, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

Nearly 7,400 fewer people will be on Obamacare health insurance plans in Nevada next year. Enrollment fell from its peak of 91,003 ...
Hospital wants spotlight on low Medicaid reimbursements

Dec. 18, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

Roman Macias celebrated his first birthday in the same hospital where he was born, a facility where low Medicaid reimbursements may lead to changes in services and technology. Millions in losses triggered by low Medicaid reimbursements are setting the stage for possible cuts that would impact every patient at Sunrise Hospital, officials say, including the 1-year-old Medicare patient whose ongoing care can cost thousands of ...
Texas judge strikes down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional

Dec. 14, 2018

By Abby Goodnough and Robert Pear, New York Times News Service

A federal judge in Texas struck down Friday the entire Affordable Care Act on the grounds that its mandate requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional ...
Sisolak urges Nevada residents to sign up for Obamacare

Dec. 14, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

Sisolak said no one can afford to be without health insurance. He urged younger people to enroll in particular, saying even the healthiest residents need to be prepared for an injury or ...
103-year-old veteran an inspiration to those at Las Vegas fitness club

Dec. 10, 2018

By Chris Kudialis

At the fitness center where Joe Rosa spends most of his mornings, he’s listed as 99 years old. That’s only because the 25-year Las Vegas resident’s actual age doesn't fit in the company’s system ...
Fewer signing up for Obamacare as enrollment deadline nears

Dec. 10, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

Obamacare sign-ups through Healthcare.gov are down nationally and in Nevada as the final days of open enrollment approach. Enrollment was about ...
Overshadowed by opioids, meth is back and hospitalizations surge

Nov. 27, 2018

By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News

The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been overshadowed by the nation’s intense focus on opioids ...
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