A recent report shows that Nevada is seeing a decline in Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollment as enhanced federal premium subsidies have expired. For many Nevadans, rising premiums mean difficult choices between paying for health insurance and paying for groceries, rent, or other necessities.

When people lose coverage, they are more likely to delay preventive care, skip medications, or wait until a health concern becomes an emergency. The cost is felt not only by individuals and families, but by our entire community.

As people of faith, we believe every person is created in the image of God and deserves the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified life. Access to affordable health care is one way we care for our neighbors and work toward the common good.

At Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN), we support policies that expand access to affordable, quality health care and protect Nevada families from losing the coverage they depend on.

Healthy communities begin with healthy people.