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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Thrive Thursday
  1. 9:04Stronger Every Morning

    I checked the hospital price-finder tool at two more Reno hospitals, and the gap holds up everywhere

    A free state tool lets you look up what a hospital actually charges for the same procedure. Tonight's test found the same wild price swings at Saint Mary's and Northern Nevada Medical Center that a September test found at Renown, and the earlier comparison turns out not to have been apples to apples.

  2. 9:18Stronger Every Morning

    Two different Washoe County employers, two different health insurance bills, same week

    Washoe County and the school district both reworked their 2027 health plans the same week, with very different results. Here's what changed for each, and what it means if your own premium went up this fall.

  3. 9:32Stronger Every Morning

    Nevada's insurance "answer in 2 days or it's approved" law has been live since January, and 70,000 state workers aren't covered by it

    Nevada's prior-authorization reform law, AB463, has been in effect since January: insurers must respond within 2 days or the request is automatically approved. One carve-out: the state's own 70,000-worker health plan is excluded from it.

  4. 9:47Stronger Every Morning

    Noticing isn't diagnosing, and it's not just about Mom

    Nevada quietly rebranded its crisis line to 988 earlier this year because almost nobody knew the old one. Here's what actually happens when you call, a number that doesn't work anymore, and why checking on someone isn't just an elderly-parent thing.

  5. StandbyStronger Every Morning

    You might already have the sleep problem, not just the sleep habit

    Nearly 30 million American adults have sleep apnea, and most don't know it. Here's the real risk, why it's missed more in women, and where to actually get checked in Reno.

  6. StandbyStronger Every Morning

    Flu and RSV are already stirring in Washoe County, beat the clock before Halloween

    Last winter hit Washoe County hard, and the window to get ahead of this year's flu and RSV season is closing. Here's who needs which shot, and where to get a free one this week.

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