- Millions in the red, a Nevada Obamacare insurer has failed (reviewjournal.com)
Nevada's health insurance exchange is losing its only locally based carrier. Nevada Health CO-OP, a nonprofit insurer created by the Affordable Care Act and federally funded to offer health coverage through the Nevada Health Link marketplace, said Wednesday that it cannot make enough money to stay in business after Jan. 1…second year of high claims costs and limited growth projections for enrollment made it "clear" the insurer would have a hard time providing "quality care at reasonable rates" in 2016.
- Nevada pursues death chamber, controversial drug (reviewjournal.com)
Nevada has no executions on the immediate horizon but is pushing ahead to build a new death chamber at Ely State Prison and would use... midazolam and hydromorphone to administer a lethal injection and has an adequate supply of these drugs to carry out an execution if ordered,.. almost assuredly would spawn lawsuits..
- Carson City medical marijuana grow site approved (nevadaappeal.com)
A medical marijuana cultivation facility…was approved for a special use permit 4-2 by Carson City’s Planning Commission Wednesday.
- CMS updates hospital star ratings, more than 500 earn top marks (healthcareitnews.com)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted its latest patient satisfaction survey results the number of hospitals earning a five-star rating more than doubled. Consistently - highest rated Nevada Hospitals: (interactive)
- Banner Churchill Community Hospital, Fallon
- Sierra Surgery Hospital, Carson City
- Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong receives National D.A.R.E Award (nevadaappeal.com)
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong is being honored by D.A.R.E America and the Drug Enforcement Agency as the 2015 DEA/D.A.R.E Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. The award is given to a law enforcement officer who is committed to drug prevention and enforcement.
- Carson City HHS would lead in disease preparedness (nevadaappeal.com)
..Health and Human Services agency plays a supporting role in the emergency services network, ….HHS isn’t a primary care giver, it does provide Carson City residents a safety net to help meet some of their health and social services needs.....programs are providing the needy with medication, workforce development and training along with periodic job fairs, nutritional services for women, infants and children,…
- Nevada expects to spend more on Medicaid than planned (rgj.com)
Many more Nevadans than expected have enrolled in Medicaid after Gov. Brian Sandoval opted to expand eligibility, meaning the state will be paying more than projected once the federal government scales back its support.
- Western Nevada College Jump Start program fast tracks Carson City student’s plans to become a nurse (nevadaappeal.com)
Discipline, ambition, dedication and hard work made it possible for Morgan Tingle to…became the first student directly out of high school to earn acceptance into WNC’s nursing program. The college’s Jump Start College program…. allowing students the opportunity to earn up to an associate degree before graduating from high school.
- New medical school is money well-spent for Las Vegas (reviewjournal.com)
Indeed, the institutional, financial, sectional and political hurdles were many. But Sandoval understands what many have said for years: In order for Las Vegas to evolve, it needs better health care.