Aaron D. Ford
Would make pharmacy benefit managers pass drug rebates to patients and start a medical debt relief program.
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Issue record
Health care costs
In short
Aaron Ford's campaign would make drug middlemen pass rebates to patients and start medical debt relief. Danielle Ford's Ballotpedia survey and filing-day interview list no health care position. Joseph Lombardo's campaign wants more doctors and nurses trained and kept in Nevada, plus telehealth. On the record, Aaron Ford's office counts $1.2 billion in opioid deals, some multistate, and he signed group letters to Congress on drug middlemen; Lombardo signed nursing program funding, not doctor training.
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Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Danielle Ford
No position found in her Ballotpedia survey or filing-day interview. A campaign site in her name has one, but we have not confirmed the site is hers.
Joseph Lombardo
Wants more doctors and nurses trained in Nevada, with real reasons to stay, and telehealth to reach people far from care.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
His office put Nevada's total opioid recoveries at $1,215,011,047.06 in July 2025, a count that includes multistate deals paid out over many years.
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His campaign says that as attorney general he won more than $1.2 billion in opioid settlements. On July 10, 2025, his office said a new settlement brought Nevada's total opioid recoveries to $1,215,011,047.06. Limit: The total is his office's own count. It includes deals made with many states and money paid out over many years.
official action
Joseph Lombardo: Matches stated direction
He signed a 2025 bill giving colleges $10 million a year for two years to expand nursing programs; it does not fund doctor training or include incentives to stay.
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His platform says Nevada should train more doctors, nurses and other health workers, and give them reasons to stay. On June 9, 2025, he signed SB 498, which gives the state's colleges $10 million a year for two years to expand nursing programs. The money was in his proposed budget, and both chambers passed the bill with no votes against. Limit: The bill pays for nursing programs, not doctor training. It does not include any incentive to stay in Nevada.
official action
Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
He signed two group letters from state attorneys general, in 2024 and 2025, asking Congress to reform PBMs and to bar them from owning pharmacies.
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His campaign says that as attorney general he urged Congress to reform how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) do business. On February 20, 2024, he signed a letter from state attorneys general asking congressional leaders to reform PBM practices. It named three PBM bills it said deserve debate. On April 14, 2025, he signed another asking Congress to pass a law barring PBMs from owning or running pharmacies. Limit: Both were group letters signed by many attorneys general. A letter asks Congress to act; it does not change the law.
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Sources10 source records
- Health care planhttps://www.fordfornevada.com/issues/healthcare
Committee to Elect Aaron Ford · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign issue page.
candidate statement
For: Aaron D. Ford: campaign position; Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
- Danielle Fordhttps://ballotpedia.org/Danielle_Ford
Ballotpedia · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Carries her own answers to Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey. Also lists her campaign website and her campaign Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube accounts.
candidate statement
For: Danielle Ford: campaign position
- Who's running? Nevada 2026 candidate filinghttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/whos-running-nevada-2026-candidate-filing-period-opens
The Nevada Independent · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Filing-week live coverage, first published March 2, 2026. The entry dated March 12, 2026 reports an interview with Danielle Ford.
original reporting
For: Danielle Ford: campaign position
- Danielle Ford for Nevadahttps://daniellefornevada.com/
Danielle Ford campaign · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Listed as her campaign site on Ballotpedia and BallotReady. It has no 'Paid for by' line, and no official record links it to her yet, so this desk does not quote it.
candidate statement
For: Danielle Ford: campaign position
- Governor Lombardo's visionhttps://www.endorse.joelombardofornv.com/vision/
Lombardo for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Platform page, signed 'Paid For By Lombardo for Governor'.
candidate statement
For: Joseph Lombardo: campaign position; Joseph Lombardo: Matches stated direction
- Attorney General Ford secures $720 million multistate settlement from eight opioid drug makershttps://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2025/Attorney_General_Ford_Secures_$720_Million_Multistate_Settlement_from_Eight_Opioid_Drug_Makers/
Office of the Nevada Attorney General · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Says the settlement brings Nevada's total opioid recoveries to $1,215,011,047.06.
official office record
For: Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
- SB 498 (2025), money for nursing programshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/FillSelectedBillTab?selectedTab=Overview&billKey=12946
Nevada Legislature · Published Jun 9, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Bill history: filed by the Senate Committee on Finance; fiscal note says the money was in the Executive Budget. Passed 21 to 0 and 41 to 0; approved by the Governor June 9, 2025, Chapter 412.
official legislative record
For: Joseph Lombardo: Matches stated direction
- SB 498 (2025), enrolled text (document)
Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Section 1 gives $10,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
official legislative record
For: Joseph Lombardo: Matches stated direction
- State attorneys general letter to Congress on PBM reform, February 20, 2024 (document)
Alaska Department of Law · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Letter to congressional leaders asking for PBM reform and naming three bills, including the DRUG Act. Aaron D. Ford signed as Nevada Attorney General.
official office record
For: Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
- State attorneys general letter to Congress on PBM-owned pharmacies, April 14, 2025 (document)
California Department of Justice · Published Apr 14, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Letter asking Congress to bar PBMs and their affiliates from owning or running pharmacies. Aaron D. Ford signed as Nevada Attorney General. The signature page is read by OCR.
official office record
For: Aaron D. Ford: Matches stated record claim
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