Nevada lands major rural health funding tied to workforce changes that could reshape care statewide soon.
Open enrollment begins on November 1, 2025, and ends on January 15, 2026.
The Reno-Tahoe International Airport remains open and operational despite the federal government shutdown.
The state will get funds to support its Medicaid program as part of a larger, multistate agreement resolving allegations of improper payments by a pharmaceutical company.
Providers with Carson Valley Health will no longer be in-network with Prominence Medicare Advantage starting later this year.
The freeze would affect several services including Medicaid coverage for more than 800,000 Nevadans, school meals, and Head Start.
The price negotiations for the additional 15 drugs selected will be handled by the incoming Trump administration.
A program that has been praised by experts as one means of addressing Nevada's persistently high uninsured population.
Agency officials say the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees translates to more than $50 more on average per retiree every month.
While Sam Brown has previously supported policy plans that included cuts to the federal budget, potentially affecting Social Security and Medicare without specifying protections for these programs, it's important to note that this is not part of his platform for 2024. In fact, he has clarified that he precisely would not cut these essential programs.