The Nevada legislature approved a bill Friday that would let uninsured Nevadans join a Medicaid plan regardless of income level. The Nevada Care Plan would allow people who qualify for tax credits ...

Nevada is flirting with the revolutionary idea of allowing any of its 2.8 million residents to purchase Medicaid, the state-run federal health insurance program for the poor, regardless of their ...

According to KFF’s state-by-state analysis, only two states and the District of Columbia would see a larger portion of Medicaid enrollees lose coverage. (Getty Images) You know how when big bad ...

It’s time to apply the principles of welfare reform to Medicaid. In 1996, President Bill Clinton and congressional Republicans fundamentally changed welfare. To receive cash assistance and food stamps ...

Nevada Medicaid recently received federal approval to use funds to cover housing and supportive services through Medicaid's managed care providers. The pilot program will help an estimated 20,300 ...

Nevada sent out a request for Medicaid contract proposals in October that would expand its managed care program to cover almost everyone in the state. Currently, Nevada only offers managed care in ...

A Nevada judge has struck down the state's limits on Medicaid coverage for abortion services, saying the restrictions violate equal rights protections. Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou said ...

Nevada is primed to become the 18th state to use Medicaid funds to increase access to abortion for lower-income women. The change is a result of a court ruling that became official this week after the ...

Some states have considered opting out of Medicaid in response to healthcare reform proposals to expand the Medicaid program. A new report from Nevada reveals that such a move would be disastrous for ...

An effort is underway in Washington to undermine the Medicaid program. Together the House-passed American Health Care Act and President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would cut federal Medicaid spending ...

Hispanic patients with Medicaid were more likely to be admitted for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions after Nevada’s Medicaid expansion. Objectives: In January 2014, Nevada became 1 of the 32 ...