When The Mercury reached out to Bon Secours about Southampton earlier this summer, a public relations person referred the newsroom to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association. Aside from the letter, leaders from hospitals have made visits to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal lawmakers and the White House. An audience member suggested state lawmakers explore requiring hospitals that plan to close down to fund an urgent care center in their absence. Scott and Warner criticized Congress’ Republican majority for delaying the start date on health care changes in the reconciliation bill until after next year’s congressional midterm elections. More immediately, however, he plans to urge his colleagues across the aisle to to renew the ACA tax credits so hundreds of thousands of Virginians won’t lose their health care insurance.