HEALTHCARE
Rosen supports bill to study health defects in children of vets exposed to toxins
| May 8, 2024
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 fund a first-of-its-kind study of the potential health defects of descendants of veterans […]Beneficiarios de DACA podrán recibir seguro médico a bajo costo después de nueva regla de Biden
| May 7, 2024
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.DACA recipients get access to low-cost health care coverage under new Biden rule
| May 6, 2024
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.Video: The Republican War on Medicare Raises the Stakes in 2024
| May 2, 2024
Rosen bill seeks to lower prescription drug copays for seniors
| May 2, 2024
The bill would require Medicare copays to be calculated on the net price the healthcare program purchases a prescription drug for, rather than its pre-negotiated list price. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen on Wednesday announced a bipartisan proposal aimed at reducing prescription drug prices for seniors. Dubbed the Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act, […]Horsford bill would bolster pay for nursing home workers
| April 15, 2024
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 bid to keep qualified staff from leaving for other […]
