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Nevada Governor

Interview

By: Dina Titus

By: Dina Titus

Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance

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Question
Describe your plan to address the affordability of prescription drugs, and your level of support to expand the current programs or develop new programs.

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Candidate Response: Dina Titus, Democrat

As a legislator, I was the prime Senate sponsor of the bill allowing Nevada seniors to purchase by mail less expensive prescription drugs from Canada, and I also was the sponsor of legislation in 2003 requiring pharmacists to offer consumers the option of substituting less expensive generic pharmaceuticals. As governor, I will support measures such as those described above to create an equal playing field for generic prescription drugs. In addition, I will seek to expand eligibility for the Senior Rx program to give more Nevada seniors access to help with their Medicare Part D prescription drug costs. I also will preserve the integrity of the tobacco settlement program that funds this assistance.

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Question
Describe your plan to address the affordability of prescription drugs, and your level of support to expand the current programs or develop new programs.

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Candidate Response: Dina Titus, Democrat

I have been and will remain a staunch opponent of the TASC initiative, because it artificially limits state support for vital services at a time when the need for those services is growing exponentially. I believe the state needs to grow its revenue base - and its ability to fund vital services - by engaging in meaningful economic development that attracts companies offering higher-paying jobs, resulting in more revenue in terms of business and sales taxes. In particular, the state has a prime opportunity to develop its renewable energy resources to create a new industry that can create thousands of better-paying jobs with the accompanying revenue to bolster support of services.

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Question
What is your plan to meet the needs of the growing older population? Would you preserve or expand current spending levels and/or programs for home and community-based services?

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Candidate Response: Dina Titus, Democrat

As a legislator, I have consistently supported the CHIPs program and other programs providing seniors with the assistance they need to remain in their homes. I believe a share of the state's anticipated budget surplus should be set aside to expand these programs to reach more seniors. I also want to make sure seniors have the financial ability to remain in their homes by increasing the levels of exemptions for seniors on their property taxes. I will also push for a program similar to Iowa's Senior Living Trust Fund.

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Question
How can the Public Utilities Commission and the office of the Governor provide additional consumer protections to ensure reasonable rates and affordably priced utilities?

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Candidate Response: Dina Titus, Democrat

As a legislator, I have always supported additional consumer protections and advocacy for consumers, but I think there is much more we need to do to fundamentally change the delivery of utility services. First of all, I will appoint a Public Utilities Commission that is more interested in affordable utility rates than in the bottom lines of Nevada's private utilities. I also supported the low income energy assistance program in 2001 and sponsored a bill last session to help provide solar water heaters as part of the state-subsidized weatherization program.

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Question
Would you make additional consumer protection measures a priority, including funding for investigation and prosecution of current Nevada laws affecting older persons?

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Candidate Response: Dina Titus, Democrat

As a legislator, I have always supported additional consumer protections and advocacy for consumers, but I think there is much more we need to do to fundamentally change the delivery of utility services. First of all, I will appoint a Public Utilities Commission that is more interested in affordable utility rates than in the bottom lines of Nevada's private utilities. I also supported the low income energy assistance program in 2001 and sponsored a bill last session to help provide solar water heaters as part of the state-subsidized weatherization program.

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