State cutting medical care

EDITOR:

With the Nevada State Legislature in session I've been trying to follow, as much as I can, what the media is telling me. Pretty good so far. That is, until April 5, watching the CBS show, "60 Minutes."

It seems that the people running our state have cut funding to Las Vegas University Medical Center and that the center has drastically cut or eliminated outpatient services. CBS told me that outpatient cancer treatments have ceased.

I believe, roughly 2,000 souls received notices in the mail informing them of their impending deaths. People in extreme poverty can get assistance but my guess is that the folks that have lost their jobs and health care coverage are out of luck.

They may still own a house that is in foreclosure or un-marketable and have been given this death sentence.

Methinks that's about 1,800 people. The center was kind enough to give leads as to where to get private care, but most of us know where that road leads.

The word denial has more than one meaning.

The segment on "60 Minutes" spoke of our lawmakers planning further budget cuts.

I looked at enough local news today to come to the conclusion that our news (including our CBS affiliate) won't be covering this. I hope I'm wrong.

John M. Spradley

Gardnerville