77th (2013) Session
Opinions
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| For | Subject: Taxi Assistance Program (FKA-Senior Ride Program) The Aging and Disability Services Division Director issued Regulation LCB RO17, enacting Chapter 706.658 to 870 NAC which states seniors participation in the Senior Ride Program will be based upon financial Means Testing and not age. The Senior Ride Program started over ten years ago and was only based upon age of 60. Seniors could buy books of taxi coupons to be used for transportation to where ever they wanted to travel. It was a benefit of getting old. The Program helped individuals who could no longer drive and gave them the freedom of not being house bound. The program was funded by the Nevada Taxi Authority via surcharge upon the taxi companies and from the senior participants in the program. NOT ONE CENT of tax dollars was ever involved. It operated successfully for over ten years. According to the their latest report dated February 2013, the number of participants has dropped from around 6,000 to the present level of 3,557, a 50% drop, and the number of monthly coupon books sold has dropped from a high of 11,670 Q1 FY12, to its present level of 5,328 Q2 FY 13, a 55% drop. How can a great program get destroyed so fast, just because of a regulation. The program was not established based upon financial need, but age only. I know a lot of seniors on fixed incomes, who have now become house bound again because of the lack of transportation. As members of the Health and Human Services Committee please see what you can do to get the regulation repealed. If nobody is getting hurt and no tax dollars are involved, lets resort to the original intent of the program, discount taxi rides for Seniors and those individuals who are handicapped. | May-10-2013 |
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| For | We must ensure care for everyone including mental health. | Apr-26-2013 |
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| Against | Dialysis should not be funded; we do not enough funds to provide for this service. Even ObamaCare will not fund this. This bill needs to die | Apr-20-2013 |
| For | Apr-09-2013 | |
| For | Apr-02-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-01-2013 | |
| For | Apr-01-2013 | |
| For | Mar-31-2013 | |
| For | Mar-30-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-26-2013 | |
| Against | The problem here is not the obvious medical need, but the legal principle of mandates and terms of a contract having to be imposed by law. Why can't a law simply say that health insurance -- public or private -- shall pay for the patient's medical needs as determined by a medical doctor, and forget about politically favored mandates? Yes, we'll still quibble over elective, non-elective and emergency procedures, but does that require specifically naming each possible procedure and will we therefore constantly have to update the law as new procedures are developed? How silly is that? | Mar-25-2013 |
| Against | The wolf dogs needs to live too stop killing the wolves let them live | Mar-24-2013 |
| Against | Mar-24-2013 | |
| For | Mar-24-2013 | |
| For | please legalize hemp in Missouri | Mar-23-2013 |
| Against | This is more obamacare. I do not support more government takeover, or politicians who do. | Mar-19-2013 |
| Against | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| Against | No one but US Citizens should be eligible for Medicaid, SNAP or TANF. TANF applicants must be US Citizens. We should only provide benefit information in English as English proficiency is a requirement for becoming a US Citizen. Welfare applicants who use someone else's ID or a fake or stolen ID should be prosecuted and permanently denied welfare benefits. | Mar-17-2013 |
| Against | Karin , yes I am on her e-mail list also. It was good to see you last night. I was at the at this "Gun Violence Info Hearing" this morning and it was disgusting. The chairman didn't have a clue what he was doing. He let some jackass liberal speak for, it seemed, twenty minutes about how bad guns are. She then stated satistics that were untrue. When the pro gun people finally had a chance to talk, the chairman let a few speak and then closed the hearing with the excuse he had to go to the floor. For the Republic, Dan Stanevich Oath Keepers Las Vegas | Mar-15-2013 |
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| For | Mar-14-2013 | |
| For | I can NOT believe that we would deny emergency medical care of any kind, for any legal citizen! Start cutting out the red tape! Why are we still waiting! Budget-Smudget! | Mar-09-2013 |
| Against | Mar-06-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-22-2013 | |
| For | Feb-14-2013 | |
| Against | Seriously, do we have the money to continue to support those that won't even try to help themselves. I would love to help everyone that needs help, but we have to draw a line somewhere. We just can't keep spending like there is no tomorrow. Because there is and my kids are the ones having to pay for it. | Feb-13-2013 |
| For | If these provisions had been in place when I moved back to Nevada 2 years ago, I wouldn't have had to spend 2-1/2 months in the hospital to receive dialysis before being approve for Maedicaid. | Feb-10-2013 |
| Against | This seems to be another attempt by Shelly Berkeley to pad the business of her husband. She clearly has no regard of the states finances, only to make sure her and her husband's cash drawer are well stuffed | Feb-09-2013 |
| Against | I have looked over the Nevada state budget. We can't afford this. Also, this will take the incentive away from people taking care of themselves and preparing for an emergency. I | Feb-06-2013 |
| For | Feb-05-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-03-2013 | |
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