Reno Gazette Journal July 11,2021 https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/columnists/2021/07/09/nevadas-public-option-another-legislative-blunder-sam-kumar/7903783002/ During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Nevada State Legislature passed the state-managed “Public Option” in healthcare making it just the second state in the nation to pass such a law. The public option plan will be available for purchase to eligible participants starting in 2026. For starters, […]

Reno Gazette Journal December 9, 2018 https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/12/06/bernie-sanders-has-math-problem-sam-kumar/2228053002/ Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont along with Congresswoman elect Ocasio-Cortez released their legislative agenda for the upcoming Congress in the first 100 days. The plan includes a plethora of socialist proposals with no consideration to the price tag. Let’s examine the costs and the consequences associated […]

Reno Gazette Journal September 24, 2017 http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/09/21/kumar-socialized-medicine-does-not-work/688662001/ Last week, Bernie Sanders proposed a single-payer system which would nationalize healthcare in America. This measure garnered the support of 16 other Democrat Senators and over 100 Democrats in the House. Let us examine the ramifications of this bill’s approach. Former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, […]