Opinion: Time running out for Congress to act on Medicaid funding for hospitals

While our representatives in Washington debate the nuances of broader health care policy, uninsured Americans are still turning to local hospitals to access basic care, and these hospitals are still on the hook for covering those costs. But if Congress doesn’t act by the end of this month, funding for the program that helps keep these hospitals open will lapse, affecting multiple hospitals across Nevada and the thousands of people who rely on them.