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Could Nevada Be The Next State To Eliminate The Ban On Taxpayer Funded Abortions?

September 1, 2023 1:40 pmSeptember 4, 2023 1:37 pm

Currently, in Nevada, Medicaid only covers abortion in the case of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is at risk. The ACLU, on behalf of the Silver State Hope Fund, filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services seeking to...

ACLU, Nonprofit Challenges Nevada’s Medicaid Coverage Ban for Abortion

August 30, 2023 10:58 amAugust 30, 2023 1:07 pm

The ACLU and the ACLU of Nevada has filed a lawsuit (see below) on behalf of a nonprofit, Silver State Hope Fund, claiming that the State is violating the 2022 Nevada Equal Rights Amendment by not providing taxpayer-funded abortions. The lawsuit requests the state court order the Nevada Department of...

Lombardo Expands Postpartum Medicaid To 12 Months

June 13, 2023 11:58 amJune 19, 2023 2:16 pm

Last Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 232 into law, extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months from 60 days. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, received wide bipartisan support, with only one Republican, Assemblyman Burt Gurr (AD-33), voting “no.” This...

Senator Doñate Has HOPE To Expand Medicaid to Undocumented Immigrants

March 28, 2023 12:07 pmApril 3, 2023 2:57 pm

Yesterday, Democratic Senator Fabian Doñate introduced the HOPE Act, the “Nevada Health Opportunities, Planning, and Expansion Act”, which would expand Medicaid benefits to all Nevada residents regardless of their immigration status. According to a KFF study, non-citizens are more likely than citizens to be uninsured. The uninsured rate for recent...