Peculiarly IF IT’S SOMETHING YOU NEED ROUTINELY IT CAN GET REALLY EXPENSIVE. SO TONIGHT SHEREE IS ON ASSIGNMENT IN COLUMBUS. SHE IS GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT ISSUE 2. SHEREE TONIGHT WE ARE GETTING YOU ANSWERS, TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF ISSUE TWO FOR THIS HOUR-LONG FORUM TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS ISSUE REALLY MEANS TO YOU. SIMPLY PUT ISSUE TWO WOULD AFFECT ABOUT 4 MILLION OHIOANS WHO GET THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH STATE PROGRAMS, NOT THOSE OF YOU WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE. SUPPORTERS SAY, VOTERS ARE SICK OF BEING GOUGED ON DRUG PRICES. >> I Remember THE PUBLIC IS VERY ANGRY AT THESE DRUG COMPANIES AND I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER AND VOTE YES BUT WHEN THEY DO THEY WILL LOWER DRUG PRICES FOR 4 MILLION OHIOANS INCLUDING 164,000 CHILDREN. SHEREE: IT WOULD Necessary ANYONE WHO GETS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PAID FOR BY THE STATE OF OHIO.TO PAY NO MORE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAN THE PRICE PAID BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. >> THE REASON WHY THIS BALLOT ISSUE IS UNWORKABLE IS THAT THOSE PRICES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS USES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SHEREE: FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I’VE BEEN TALKING WITH LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS, PHARMACISTS AND PARENTS WITH CHRONICALLY SICK KIDS. THE NUMBER ONE THING I HEARD WAS I’M CONFUSED. I Really DON’T KNOW IF THIS BILL WOULD HELP OR HURT ME. AND THEY’RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRICE OF THEIR PRIVATE INSURANCE. THEY Horror IF THE STATE PAYS LESS THAN PRIVATE INSURERS ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO PAY MORE. >> MOST OF US AS ADULTS LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT THINGS THAT SOUNDED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE USUALLY ARE.THAT’S CERTAINLY THE CASE HERE. SHEREE: BUT DAVID LITTLE WHO HAS BEEN CAMPAIGNING STATEWIDE IN SUPPORT OF OHIO ISSUE 2 Contends. THAT’S NOT TRUE. DAVID LITTLE, WELL THEY SAY IT’S — >> WELL THEY SAY IT’S NOT GONNA AFFECT 2/3 OF THE PEOPLE, LIKE SOMEHOW ALL OF YOU ARE GETTING SCREWED. NO. WE’RE ONLY ASKING THAT THE STATE HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATING FOR THE PRICES THEY PA SHEREE: SO WHO SHOULD YOU BELIEVE? JOIN ME TONIGHT, FOR THE ISSUE 2 FORUM, OHIO’S PRESCRIPTION DRUG VOTE. I’LL BE HERE IN COLUMBUS ASKING YOUR QUESTIONS FROM 7:00 UNTIL 8: 00 TONIGHT.YOU CAN WATCH IT Now ON WLWT AND ALSO ONLINE AT WLWT.COM. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE FILLING THE AUDITORIUM AND WE WILL ASK THEM QUESTIONS, TAKING QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO THE PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. SEE YOU TONIGHT AT 7:00. MIKE: BUSY NIGHT FOR HER ..
