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In Nevada, the Hispanic population has the highest rate of uninsured adults at 26.4%, with African Americans following at 16.2%, Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders at 11.2%, and white Americans at 9%

When patients have little to no healthcare coverage, they lack resources and access to things like preventative care and primary care.

Patients who don’t receive quality and consistent primary care are most likely to spend more money on intensive care, for example, in an emergency room.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System asked if there was a time in the past 12 months when individuals needed to see a doctor but couldn't due to cost. In Clark County, from 2017 to 2021, 12.0% of African Americans and 21.3% of Hispanics resp...

In Nevada 2021, the Black non-Hispanic population had significantly higher death rates from heart disease compared to all other racial and ethnic groups, with a rate of 337.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

In 2021, the Black non-Hispanic population had significantly higher death rates from cerebrovascular disease at 75.0 per 100,000 people, compared to 40.1 per 100,000 for White non-Hispanics.

Black non-Hispanic women in Nevada have the highest maternal mortality rate, at 199.4 per 100,000 births, indicating they are dying at a much higher rate from pregnancy-related causes compared to other racial and ethnic groups.