Healthcare
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Nevada seniors tout savings from Inflation Reduction Act at event with Sen. Rosen
Senator Rosen supported passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which implemented a $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs for seniors on Medicare Part D. The cap went into effect in January 2023 and the law is now helping Nevadans like Berman save money on life-saving medication.
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Nevada seniors to see lower drug costs as Medicare price negotiations advance
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of-pocket drug costs for many of the over 427,000 Nevada seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage.
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EXCLUSIVA: La senadora Jacky Rosen lidera el esfuerzo para asegurar beneficios a 310 mujeres excombatientes
Jacky Rosen, senadora federal por Nevada, solicita que el gobierno federal corrija los errores en sus registros militares para garantizar que las excombatientes que sirvieron en Afganistán e Irak sean elegibles para recibir los beneficios a los que se hicieron acreedoras por su heroico trabajo.
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Xavier Becerra shares the importance of COVID vaccines
The COVID-19 booster is now available, and provides better protection against currently circulating variants of the illness.
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Casos de Legionelosis son investigados en dos hoteles de Las Vegas
La enfermedad del Legionario es muy similar a otros tipos de neumonía. Algunos de sus síntomas incluyen tos, dificultad para respirar, fiebre, dolores musculares y de la cabeza.
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These 10 high-priced drugs are set to become cheaper for seniors
Starting in 2026, the prices for these drugs will decrease for up to nine million seniors, thanks to a provision in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices for these drugs directly with the manufacturers.
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One year in, here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act has helped Nevada
The law ensured that 21,000 Nevadans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 11,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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New health and wellness clinic now open in downtown Las Vegas
The Courtyard Homeless Resource Center has boosted its medical care for those experiencing homelessness, the elderly, residents of assisted housing and veterans in Las Vegas.
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Nevada’s nursing moms have new rights at work–here’s what to know
The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act extends the right to pump breast milk to more workers and emphasizes the need for private spaces other than a bathroom to do so.
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Sen. Rosen touts Inflation Reduction Act benefits in Nevada
As the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act approaches, Rosen visited Unimacts, a clean energy manufacturing company, which has been able to take advantage of several tax credits afforded by the law to expand its operations into Nevada and increase revenue.
