The resolution calls for the committee on Energy and Commerce — which has jurisdiction over Medicaid — to reduce $880 million through 2034. Department of Health and Human Services data shows Medicaid provides critical services to 787,807 Nevadans.

Medicaid is funded jointly by federal and state taxes. Unlike the rest of New England, New Hampshire would automatically sunset its Medicaid expansion program if the federal government’s match ever falls below 90 percent.

A Medicaid expansion program in Nevada could lose almost $1.9 billion in federal funding if Congress moves forward with House Republicans’ plans to slash program funding, Nevada health officials told state Senate leadership in a Tuesday letter.