Nevada Health Insurance
How healthy is living in Nevada?
Nevada is considered the 39th healthiest state to live in, according to a 2007 update to an annual look at 20 factors by a leading foundation.
Only two states have a higher rate of violent crime (Tennessee and South Carolina).
Nevada has a lack of primary care physicians, access to adequate prenatal care. It ranks in the bottom 10 states for number of incoming 9th graders who will graduate high school in four years, and in the number of cardiovascular deaths.
It ranks dead last in childhood immunizations.
Currently it does not rank in the top ten states in any of the 20 criteria. It ranks in the top 25 in only four categories.
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Nevada.
Does Nevada have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
No, Nevada does not offer a risk pool for its citizen's who are medically-uninsurable. Contact your state officials.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Nevada
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Nevada.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in Nevada.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Nevada
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on Nevada health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Nevada at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator John Ensign
PHONE: 202-224-224-6244 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-2193 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
- Senator Harry Reid
PHONE: 202-224-3542 (DC office)
FAX: 202-224-7327 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
- Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons
101 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
PHONE: (775) 684-5670
FAX: (775) 684-5683
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your Nevada State Assembly Members
USNews health insurance rankings for Nevada
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Nevada.
Official State Goverment Sites with Nevada Health Insurance Information
Governor's Office for Consumer Health Assistance Bureau for Hospital Patients -- a single point of contact for consuemrs and injured workers to help them understand their rights and responsibilites under Nevada law.
Nevada Checkup -- strives to provide low-cost, comprehensive health care coverage to low income, uninsured children age 18 and under who are not covered by private insurance or Medicaid.
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy-- Medicaid -- works in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to assist in providing quality medical care for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and limited resources.
Medicare in Nevada -- SHIP Volunteers offer FREE one-on-one assistance-and-counseling with respect to many problems seniors encounter regarding Medicare, supplemental health insurance and long-term care options.
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