To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said Thursday that the cyberattack did not involve DMV databases and that there is no evidence driver’s license, vehicle registration or personal details were stolen.
A new law poses a threat to Medicare and Medicaid, and is projected to strip coverage from millions, 60 years after these programs revolutionized American health care.
While none of the Planned Parenthood clinics in Nevada will be closed, certain services accessed by thousands, including prenatal care and family medicine, are ending.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
Donna Smith, a longtime foster care parent in Nevada, speaks about the vital role of Medicaid for foster and adopted children. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, she urged voters to call their members of Congress to request they oppose Republicans’ proposal that would put tens of thousands of Nevada children and families at risk of losing their Medicaid health coverage.
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
The plan would add $3.8 trillion to the federal deficit while shifting resources away from everyday Americans to the country’s wealthiest.
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
