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OPINION: New workforce pipeline helps address Nevada’s youth …

WebChildren across the state are currently facing an indisputable mental health crisis, with Nevada’s youth having the ninth highest prevalence of mental illness and the lowest rates of access to care in the nation. Seventy-two percent of those ages 12 to 17 …

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OPINION: Nevadans need the public option for health care. And a …

WebA recent op-ed attempted to lay out the lawsuit's constitutional complaints, but instead demonstrated a complete lack of understanding or indifference to Nevada’s Constitution.. In that op-ed, industry opponents have wrongly asserted that the public …

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New program aims to boost tribal access to care, but advocates …

WebThe executive director of the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center, Angie Wilson, has been one of the leading voices advocating for the program. She said that establishing the tribal sponsorship program’s apparatus is a good first step, but the state …

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Year after 988 mental health line debuts, Nevada building crisis

WebReporting from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health also indicates that the Silver State has the 39th highest suicide rate in the nation, with more than 19 deaths per 100,000 caused by a person taking their own life — higher than the …

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Report: Nevada drops in national health rankings amid long waits

WebDespite making significant strides in reducing teenage birth rates, lowering HIV infection rates and diminishing tobacco and alcohol use among young people, Nevada has dropped seven spots in a national ranking of state health outcomes since a …

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Indy Explains: Renown Health is a powerhouse in Northern …

WebRenown Health holds a dominant place in Northern Nevada’s health care landscape. The nonprofit health system owns and operates two of the six major hospitals in the broader Carson-Reno-Tahoe region and has a 100,000-square-mile service area …

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Public option supporters say it’s necessary for affordable health …

WebUnder the plan, the state is seeking federal approval to implement a state-based reinsurance program — a system that essentially works as insurance for insurance companies, paying a portion of high-cost claims and thus allowing insurers to lower the …

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State-based exchanges will improve access to affordable …

WebThis holiday shopping season, there’s an important purchase that millions of Americans will make — health insurance. In most states, including Nevada, Open Enrollment Period (OEP) runs from November 1st to January 15th. Last year, over …

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OPINION: We can’t be complacent on health care

WebOPINION: We can’t be complacent on health care. Russell Cook. March 29th, 2024 at 2:00 AM. Opinion. SHARE. HealthCare Partners Nevada Women’s Health Center as seen in August 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent) This year’s open …

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State pulls $23 million in pandemic aid from health projects as

WebWith fewer than 10 months until Nevada must allocate all funding received through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), state legislators on Wednesday agreed to pull more than $23 million in previously approved funding from various health projects …

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New medical center designed for, staffed by Las Vegas' Asian …

WebAccess to health care wasn’t something Lauro Solomo experienced growing up in a low-income household in the Philippines. Even after his family immigrated to the United States in 2007, going to the doctor still proved difficult because not many medical …

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Enrollment opens for government-subsidized health insurance …

WebNov. 1 is now officially Nevada Health Coverage Day after Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday morning raising awareness about the importance of health insurance.. Wednesday also marked the start of the 76-day open …

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With physician shortages in Nevada, Medicaid patients feel acute …

WebThose involved with health care in Nevada don’t generally place the blame on any one part of the system. Insurers do their best to sign up enough primary care providers and ensure that the doctors they contract with are seeing patients quickly, but there …

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Indy Explains: Why are state employees' and retirees’ health …

WebRising health care and pharmacy costs mean current and retired state employees will face health insurance rate hikes ranging from 8 percent to 25 percent beginning July 1, leading to monthly premium increases of $8 to $53 depending on the …

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Lawmakers fund mental health, youth programs with pandemic …

WebIt comes after Gov. Joe Lombardo said he wanted to prioritize mental health with unused funds, and after money was pulled from other mental health projects. Nevada lawmakers last week assigned around $39 million in repurposed American Rescue Plan …

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‘Very scary’: Cancer patient in limbo after insurer Friday Health …

WebAn analysis by S&P Global found that the company faltered amid unsustainable low pricing and rapid growth. Researchers cited by the news outlet indicated that Friday Health Plans was among two companies that created an unsustainable …

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OPINION: After one year, Gov. Lombardo finds Nevada’s …

WebA little more than a year into his first term, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo had an admission to make Wednesday evening to a Reno audience. The many problems facing the state are complex, he told the capacity crowd that gathered inside the National …

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Parents, lawmakers praise $200 million investment in public and …

WebIn a statement following passage of the allocations, Barbara Buckley, executive director of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, called them a “transformational package of funding for children’s mental health services.”

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