Faith-rooted communities value care access for all, cutting Medicaid contradicts principles of compassion.

Rural communities in Elko, Ely, Eureka, and Douglas County depend on these hospitals not only for urgent care, but also for long‑term elder support.

Affects on Nevada:

• Rural hospitals may face closure.
• Medicaid recipients could lose essential services.
• The state could face major healthcare funding shortfalls and increased disparities.

Medicaid cuts would disproportionately harm elderly, low-income families, and those with chronic conditions, which directly contradicts the ELCA’s commitment to healthcare as a shared responsibility and a human right (ELCA Social Statement: Caring for Health). It threatens the dignity and wellbeing of the most vulnerable among us.

Tell your Senators to defend Medicaid funding for rural Nevada.