MikeSprinkle30

Huh... Uhhh. Uhhhh.

100 duck sized horses because I love horses and I would never fight them, they would become my best friends.

No, I had not. However, as a firefighter/paramedic I've been a public servant my entire adult life.

Thank you for those stories, I always love to hear about Nevada history and those who have served before me.

We do get together sometimes, but it's become far more business-like and social interactions don't happen nearly as often.

Thanks for the question!

During the legislative session, on average I work between 14 and 16 hours a day, 5 days a week. The 18 months in between legislative sessions, the amount of hours varies depending on legislators and how involved they are, but on average you could consider it another full-time job, but we don't get paid for it.

I don't know what states with full-time legislature schedules would look like because they don't have the limitations of the 120 day session like we do.

Short answer is yes.

After my bill got national recognition, multiple legislators from different states reached out to me. I haven't been able to follow what every state is proposing, mostly because their legislative sessions are just now beginning. But I will be curious to see what other similar ideas or proposals they come up with in their own legislation.

As for federal legislation, I haven't seen anything directly related to the Nevada Care plan. There has been some conversation lately about Medicare for all but that is fundamentally different from Medicaid.

A proposal did come out of the state of Hawaii that could lower or eliminate some of the barriers for a state Medicaid buy-in program, but as far as I'm aware, it has yet to even get a hearing.