Medicaid

The Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center is now a Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center. It is the first tribal clinic in Nevada to receive the designation.

A new analysis shows a growing number of children are losing federal health insurance across the U.S., including in the Mountain West.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck spoke with Nevada Democratic Treasurer Zach Conine about his proposed legislation to create trust funds for babies covered under Medicaid, a loan repayment program for health care workers, and funding for rural schools and workforce housing.

Legisladores dieron a conocer el jueves un proyecto de ley que ampliaría el acceso a la atención médica para todos en Nevada, independientemente de su estatus migratorio.

Three statewide elected officials in Nevada are proposing bills about election workers, criminalizing opioids, and establishing financial bonds for babies. They spoke with reporters on Thursday about their goals for the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session.

Ocho legisladores estatales del Grupo Legislativo Latino de Nevada delinearon sus objetivos justo antes del inicio de la Sesión Legislativa de Nevada el lunes.

The eight state lawmakers who make up the newly named Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus outlined their legislative goals right before the official start of the Nevada Legislative Session on Monday.

In July, the nation got a new three-digit suicide prevention number – 988. A new analysis found the hotline’s call volume jumped 45% in August compared to August 2021, with the number of callers roughly doubling in two states in the Mountain West.

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 50-state review of the accessibility to Medicaid program information for people with limited English proficiency and/or disabilities found that Nevada’s Medicaid call center only offers menu options in English.

Nearly 40 hospitals in the Mountain West are being penalized for having high rates of infections, patient injuries or other complications from hospital...