May
2024
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HEALTHCARE
May
2024
22
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal. Here's what you need to know about the doctors' letter.
May
2024
17
Nevada health care providers stand with Biden, tout his efforts to lower costs
Doctors said the Biden administration has helped hundreds of thousands of Nevadans be insured and afford medications, while Trump has suggested he might repeal the Affordable Care Act.
May
2024
16
Cortez Masto, Rosen push back against Republican bill to create anti-abortion government website
Democrats’ “My Body, My Data Act” would prohibit entities from collecting personal reproductive health information amid fears that a potential anti-abortion resource website proposed by Republicans could gather data from pregnant women.
May
2024
10
Opinion: The fight is far From over: Nevada’s vital role in protecting abortion rights
When it comes to abortion rights in 2024, every win and every loss has an outsized impact felt across the country. With Florida enforcing a near total abortion ban earlier this month, Arizona narrowly missing the enforcement of a pre-Civil War era ban only to be...
May
2024
9
Biden administration finalizes nursing home, Medicaid reforms to improve care
The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.
May
2024
8
Rosen supports bill to study health defects in children of vets exposed to toxins
The bill would establish a multi-agency task force to research diagnoses and treatments sought by the children of former service members who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is endorsing a proposal that would...
May
2024
7
Beneficiarios de DACA podrán recibir seguro médico a bajo costo después de nueva regla de Biden
Más de un tercio de los 530,000 beneficiarios de DACA del país no tienen seguro médico, según el gobierno federal. Nevada es hogar para unos 10,500 Dreamers.
May
2024
6
DACA recipients get access to low-cost health care coverage under new Biden rule
More than a third of the nation’s 530,000 DACA recipients do not have health insurance, according to the federal government. Nevada is home to about 10,500 Dreamers.
Apr
2024
15
Horsford bill would bolster pay for nursing home workers
Amid wide turnover in the home care and nursing care industries, a new bill seeks to provide workers with increased pay and benefits. A new federal proposal from Nevada US Rep. Steven Horsford seeks to provide funding for states to support nursing home workers in a...
