Opinion Archives - Page 5 of 13

SITE Act Would Provide Struggling Families Needed Relief From Medical Expenses

August 18, 2023 12:51 pmAugust 18, 2023 4:32 pm

Taking on rising health care costs requires a renewed commitment to cleaning up what is holding back an affordable health care system. Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and her colleagues in the Senate are considering a new piece of legislation that reflects this fresh approach. The Site-based Invoicing and Transparency...

Opinion: It Is Unjust to Trap Students Into Failing Public Schools

August 4, 2023 12:34 pmAugust 10, 2023 3:19 pm

During the legislative session, the Democratic majority discussed how they can help low-income families and individuals through raising real estate taxes, enacting rent control, and capping healthcare costs. Yet, while Nevada Democrats campaign on protecting low-income families and individuals, they have contradicted themselves by opposing the expansion of the Nevada...

The Washoe County Audit Committee Is Violating County Ordinance

August 3, 2023 9:36 am

I read with some dismay the article penned by Mark Robison of the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ) concerning the Washoe County Audit Committee that met on August 1. Robison has since updated the article to reflect that Commissioner Herman is not, in fact, the Chair of the Audit Committee but...

Opinion: Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Managers Will Improve Drug Affordability

August 1, 2023 3:37 pm

Medically vulnerable patients in Nevada and across the country can face extraordinary challenges accessing and affording their prescribed treatments. That is particularly true for cancer patients and those living with immunodeficiency diseases and deficiencies. Unfortunately, a large part of the reason we face such high barriers to care is due...

Nevadans Want a More Efficient, Not Bigger, IRS

July 26, 2023 1:47 pm

I first answered the call to public service when I decided to serve my country as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after 20 years. I continued that service when I put my name forth as a candidate for public office. However, sometimes this...

Commissioner Alexis Hill Proposes User Tax on Tahoe Basin Drivers

July 25, 2023 1:48 pmAugust 1, 2023 12:35 pm

What happens when federal and local government agencies build a billion dollar, concrete tourist attraction in North Lake Tahoe, without adequate parking, and that hugs a narrow, two-lane highway? If you guessed traffic congestion, you must have been graced with a little common sense–or, you’re unfortunate enough to have been...

OPINION: Nevada Can’t Afford to Do Big Pharma’s Bidding

July 21, 2023 11:22 amJuly 21, 2023 12:37 pm

In March, President Biden spoke in Nevada about the need to reduce drug prices. The president is right: As things stand, Nevadans have experienced the highest increase in healthcare costs in the nation over the past three decades. A recent survey conducted by Altarum Health found that nearly one in three...