Nonprofit receives $100,000 grant to provide medical assistance to uninsured patients in Southern Nevada LAS VEGAS – (April 29, 2013) Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada (VMSN), a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the uninsured with access to preventative and comprehensive medical care, announced today a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant… [More...]
Volunteers in Medicine Thanks Wells Fargo Foundation for NeighborhoodLIFT Grant
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Op-ed: 69.3% of Small Businesses in Nevada are Eligible for Health Care Tax Credits
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By: U.S. Health and Human Services Region IX Regional Director Herb K. Schultz U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Elizabeth Echols For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses. Because they had less bargaining power, small businesses paid an average of 18% more for the same health insurance plan… [More...]
CPA Previews Tax Year 2013
March 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Las Vegas, NV – (March, 2013) Tax year 2013 is a mixed bag, and taxpayers should approach with caution, according to CPA Chris Wilcox, a partner with Las Vegas-based CPA firm, Johnson Jacobson Wilcox. The increase in the top marginal rate for the wealthiest Americans (for individuals, those with income exceeding $400,000; for married couples… [More...]
Nevada Executives Speak Out: Power Poll 2013
March 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
As the Silver State struggles to pull itself out of the worst recession many Nevadans have seen in their lifetime, executives are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel. This year marks the eleventh annual Power Poll wherein Nevada Business Magazine asked executives throughout the state to speak up on issues… [More...]
Office, Retail Markets Show Signs of Growth in Fourth Quarter
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Commercial Real Estate Experts Anticipate Slow Growth in 2013 LAS VEGAS (January 21, 2013) – With vacancy decreasing in the office and retail sectors, Colliers International – Las Vegas’ fourth quarterly market report of 2012 points to signs of slow and steady growth in 2013, despite increases in vacancy in the industrial and medical office… [More...]
Industry Focus: Healthcare
January 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Recently, executives representing healthcare in Nevada met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to discuss changes to and the future of healthcare in the Silver State.
Left to right: Dr. Brian Lawenda, 21st Century Oncology; Dr. Benjamin Rodriguez, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; William Moore, Desert Radiologists; Larry Charlton, City National Bank; Doug Geinzer, Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition; Dr. Linda Johnson, Southwest Medical Associates; Mike Murphy, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dr. Brian Murphy, Nathan Adelson Hospice; Mike Gorman, MedicWest/American Medical Response [More...]
2013 Economic Forecast: Watch for the Wild Card
December 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As the end of 2012 nears, Nevada’s economy continues its gradual recovery, but the unemployment rate remains in the double digits and job creation is slow. What’s in store for the Silver State’s economy in 2013? Experts weighed in on their predictions for the coming year, which primarily are based on the performance of certain… [More...]
What the Obamacare Decision Means for State Policymakers: Court gives states the option of financing congressional scheme
August 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Few decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have captured the public interest as did its June opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius. This long-anticipated ruling was widely perceived as the final judicial test for one of the most controversial acts of Congress in decades: the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare. The challenge centered… [More...]
The Evolution of Healthcare: A Changing Industry
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In many ways it seems that while healthcare technology may change, healthcare itself – the providing of health services to patients – would remain fairly stable through the years. Not true. Healthcare has been changing, in the way it’s delivered to consumers, the way consumers access and use it and the way healthcare service providers… [More...]
Why Vote Against Obama? Eight Compelling Reasons
Barack Obama was elected in 2008 with a message of hope and change. Unfortunately, the change we got was for the worse. There is little hope left that the country can pull itself out of the recession anytime soon, and we’re left hoping that the Middle East won’t erupt into flames that will consume us… [More...]