The wide-ranging conversation touched on the bureaucracy of the health care system, the causes of high health care costs, the state’s provider shortage and possible Medicaid cuts at the federal level.

The full effects of the move were not immediately clear, but a top state health official said it will have “substantial impacts.”

“Operation Stork Speed” makes several commitments, including to review the nutrients in baby formula and to increase ingredient testing for heavy metals and other contaminants.

After last session’s version was vetoed, proponents say they removed broad language, making it similar to the reproductive rights shield law Lombardo signed.

Nevada has long ranked near the bottom in nationwide mental health care. But the handful of mental health groups that do exist are facing an unprecedented sense of uncertainty ever since President Donald Trump took office and set off to reduce the size of government. 

Experts warn that some $10 million in opioid settlement funding could be going to programs that are not directly addressing the epidemic. Lombardo disputes it.

As new providers surge in Southern Nevada, Assm. Rebecca Edgeworth wants to “raise the bar” for those providing hospice care.

It’s Lombardo’s strongest stance yet against his party’s plans, which have already drawn the ire of Democrats in a state that has expanded Medicaid eligibility.

One analysis shows if the federal match for the expansion is stripped and the state can’t meet the gap, more than 300,000 people could be booted from Medicaid.

A Nevada dairy was the first place a second strain of bird flu was discovered. How is it different from the first variant and are milk and eggs safe to consume?

A new tribal sponsorship program rolled out last year in Nevada is aimed at getting tribal citizens covered and protecting them from incurring debt for uninsured care.

Hoping to comply with federal law, the state committed more than $200 million to overhaul a children’s behavioral health system that ranked last in the nation.

Workers aren’t booted from the insurance program for low-income families if they have a job, but critics say it’s a quiet subsidy for profitable corporations.

Outreach workers who travel into the tunnels said they have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground as housing costs have skyrocketed and local officials have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to homelessness.

The rampant spread of bird flu has led to increasing commercial egg prices, a declaration of emergency in a neighboring state and extra safety precautions in Nevada.

Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.

During his tenure, he shepherded the agency through the COVID-19 pandemic and many other public health challenges, including the opioid epidemic.

As of 2023, nearly 86.9 percent of the state’s population lives in a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.

The state’s Division of Industrial Relations, the agency responsible for workplace safety and worker protections in Nevada, has adopted a regulation to protect workers from heat-related illness.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.