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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal health care overhaul has become a dominant issue in Nevada’s Sept. 13 special election to fill a vacant House seat. Republican former state Sen. Mark Amodei wants voters to link Democratic state Treasurer Kate Marshall to …

LAS VEGAS — A national report said Nevada ranks near the bottom in a review of how well states are prepared for a widespread health emergency. Nevada was among nine states that scored only six points out of 10 indicators. Only Iowa and Montana ranked …

… Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Contributions for single coverage grew 15 percent … Kaiser CEO Drew Altman said. “It just speaks to the depths of the recession and the …