Nevada’s healthcare landscape faces distinct challenges, from high uninsured rates to limited access to preventive care and treatment.

While commercial healthcare prices are lower than in many states—hospital prices average just 2.5 times the Medicare rate—the state’s uninsured rate stands at 13%, and it ranks 45th in healthcare access nationwide.

In response, Nevada has implemented several forward-thinking policies, including prohibiting anticompetitive healthcare contracts, launching a state-operated health exchange, passing a public option health plan, and requiring merger notifications to the attorney general. Despite these efforts, further policy interventions are necessary to bring healthcare prices under control and expand access to care.

“State of Healthcare: Policy Considerations to Constrain Commercial Prices – Nevada” captures the views of stakeholders across Nevada’s healthcare system, including purchasers, insurers, hospital systems, and industry experts. The report evaluates their perceptions of rising healthcare prices, the current policy landscape, and their support for potential price-constraining measures.

This analysis sheds light on the key issues facing Nevada’s healthcare system and outlines three actionable policy solutions aimed at tackling these challenges.

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