HEALTHCARE
Feds approve Nevada public option health insurance plans
January 14, 2025
In becoming the third state to offer publicly-available health care plans, officials say residents can soon expect lower premiums and improved quality of health care throughout the Silver State. By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current Public option health insurance plans, offered at lower costs than the plans available through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, will […]
Nevada seniors’ drug costs are now capped at $2,000 per year
January 7, 2025
The out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs for Medicare Part D enrollees is now capped at $2,000 per year, thanks to President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. A provision of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) officially went into effect earlier this month, meaning most Nevada seniors will now have their annual out-of-pocket costs for prescription […]Santa Claus celebró Navidad en el hospital Intermountain; recién nacidos reciben una gigantesca bota navideña
December 11, 2024
Santa Claus celebró Navidad en el hospital Intermountain; recién nacidos reciben una gigantesca bota navideña.Nevada’s health insurance marketplace sees increase in new enrollees. Here’s how to sign up.
December 5, 2024
Approximately 17,815 individuals have shopped for and enrolled in plans this year through Nevada Health Link, the state-run health insurance marketplace established in 2011, and among them, 7,270 are new to the exchange. More than 7,200 Nevada residents have signed up for healthcare coverage through the state’s public market option through the first month of […]As Nevada’s population grows, so does the need for new doctors — and resources to train them
December 4, 2024
Nevada ranks 45th in the US for active physicians per 100,000 residents, and with seemingly little appetite to fund residency programs at the federal level, officials in the Silver State are mulling new ways to tackle a worsening issue. A shortage of primary care doctors and other physicians has long hindered Nevadans’ access to healthcare […]Dio inicio el Período de Inscripción Abierta en Nevada Health Link
November 14, 2024
El Período de Inscripción Abierta para el Año del Plan 2025 se extiende del 1 de noviembre de 2024 al 15 de enero de 2025, con más de 140 opciones de Planes de Salud Calificados y acceso ampliado a beneficiarios de DACA.
