A new bill in the Nevada Assembly, AB433, would require county hospitals to provide outpatient cancer treatment, as a response to lawmakers who questioned UMC’s decision to eliminate treatment.
UMC officials said in the report that a budget crisis required them to examine what services to cut. According to the report, Kathy Silver, CEO of UMC, told the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee that UMC would require an additional $3.5 million annually to reestablish its outpatient cancer treatment service.
Read the Sun’s report on Nevada lawmakers’ hospital cut challenge.
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