Equitable, accessible healthcare can be hard to come by in Nevada, and that’s been the case for many years. Now, the state will be facing yet another challenge providing healthcare to its 3.3 million residents, starting in 2026.
That’s because on July 4th, President Trump signed the so-called “One, Big Beautiful Bill Act” and its $880 billion worth of cuts into law. Of those, in the next 5 years, $60 million in cuts are set to be shouldered by Nevada Medicaid. It’s the program that provides health insurance to one in four — or about 800,000 — Nevada residents, many of whom are low-income, pregnant, or disabled.
So, how are these wide-ranging cuts going to impact Nevadans, and what can the state’s Medicaid recipients expect in 2026 and beyond?
Guests: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, correspondent, KFF Health News; John Packham, Associate Dean in the Office of Statewide Initiatives, UNR School of Medicine; Pierron Tackes, Director of Health and Social Policy, the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
