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Heart Rendering Choice

32-year-old Troy Shaw is in intensive care. His enlarged heart is too weak to sufficiently pump blood through his body. It’s a genetic defect. His only hope is a heart transplant, but they are not performed in the state. Nevada Medicaid, his insurance provider, doesn’t pay for heart transplants in adults. His only choice is to move to California where they have MediCal which would cover the transplant, but they don’t have the money to move and are not guaranteed to get admitted to UCLA or receive a new heart.

Cigarette giant began years ago to fight smoking bans

In the mid-1900’s while anti-smoking advocates were attempting to lobby the Legislature to pass smoking restrictions in Nevada and the federal government was weighing a national ban on smoking in the workplace, Philip Morris was planting seeds that would help business owners such as casinos and bars fend off future smoking bans. Philip Morris funded a 1996 study saying that the state would lose jobs. Nevada was considered by Philip Morris to be their greatest success in the country.