Nevada Division of Insurance to Host Network Adequacy Listening Sessions

Carson City, NV - April 08, 2014

The Nevada Division of Insurance (Division) will be hosting a series of Network Adequacy Listening Sessions. The purpose of these listening sessions will be to solicit informal feedback from the public, provider communities and insurance providers as to their informal concerns regarding Network Adequacy for health plans and policies being sold in Nevada. 

 

“The issues surrounding network adequacy are complex and will impact consumers in Nevada significantly as the Division develops a regulatory framework,” said Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper. “We believe it’s important to hear from all Nevadans, be they consumers, doctors, hospitals or insurers in these informal meetings.”

 

Topics discussed will include network adequacy for HMO and non-HMO plans; special considerations for rural community networks; and so called “narrow” networks.

 

For more information about the topics to be discussed please visit http://doi.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/doinvgov/_public-documents/News-Notices/Regulations/Issue-Brief-on-Network-Adequacy.pdf.

 

Following the informal feedback received during these informational sessions, formal regulation workshops and hearings will be held.

 

Please join us as we seek feedback on this important issue to Nevadans. Events will be held throughout the state, please see the attached notices for additional information. Sessions will be held at the following locations, sessions in Reno and Elko are pending, please check the Division of Insurance website at doi.nv.gov for more details:

 

April 9, 2014

12 -  2 p.m. 

Desert View Hospital

Conference Room

360 S. Lola Ln

Pahrump, Nevada 89048

 

April 9, 2014

4 – 6 p.m.

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Classroom

657 Town Center Drive

Las Vegas, NV   89144

 

April 10, 2014

9 – 11 a.m.

North Vista Hospital

Conference Room

1409 E. Lake Mead Blvd.

North Las Vegas, NV 89030

 

April 10, 2014

5:30 – 7 p.m.

Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican – San Martin Campus

Aljian Conference Center

8280 W Warm Springs Rd

Las Vegas, NV  89113

 

April 11, 2014

8:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation

St. Louis Room

2800 E. St. Louis Ave.

Las Vegas, NV. 89104

 

April 11, 2014

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Grover C. Dils Medical Center

Conference Room

700 N Spring St.

Caliente, NV 89008

 

April 22, 2014

7:30 – 9 a.m.

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center

Bristlecone Room

1600 Medical Parkway

Carson City, Nevada 89703

 

About the Nevada Division of Insurance

The State of Nevada Division of Insurance is a division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry. It is the state agency that protects the rights of Nevada consumers and regulates Nevada’s $11.2 billion insurance industry. It has offices in Carson City and Las Vegas. In 2012, the Division investigated more than 1,900 consumer complaints and recovered nearly $4 million on behalf of consumers. For more information about the Division of Insurance, visit DOI.NV.GOV.

 

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Contact

Jake Sunderland
DOI Public Information Officer
(775) 687-0772