The state of Nebraska fast-tracked Congress’ Medicaid work reporting requirements, starting the requirements 8 months early with no federal rules and no time to prepare. Since May 1, our state has strapped everyday Nebraskans with needless paperwork and added mountains of work to our already overloaded state workers’ plates. The first three months of work […]
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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed for Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2, an afternoon centered on listening to and learning from young people with lived experience in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026🕐 1:00 – 3:30 PM📍 Eiseley Branch Library1530 Superior Street –
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Nebraska Appleseed is pleased to welcome Kelly Bach, the inaugural Neec Bowyer Good Trouble Fellow. Kelly will be working full-time with our Health Care Access Team this summer. Originally from the Twin Cities area, Kelly is a recent graduate of Creighton University in Omaha. She is preparing for law school and was looking for an
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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed on Wednesday, July 8 for coffee on us! Stop by anytime between 11:00 am to 12:30 pm for a beverage at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso for a community conversation about access to dental care in Nebraska. We know many community members in Nebraska face challenges accessing the dental health
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Earlier this week, the federal government released a rule telling states how to implement the Medicaid expansion work reporting requirements. Nebraska’s bad decision to implement work requirements on May 1st before this rule was released – eight months before required by law – is already causing mass chaos and confusion as people try to get the health
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***For Immediate Release*** Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado Pirigyi Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 ext 116 sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: New Federal Rule Upends Nebraska’s Decision to Implement Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Early Nebraska Must Press Pause on Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements LINCOLN, NE – Late yesterday afternoon, the Centers for Medicaid and
Medicaid Expansion Work Requirements Start May 1, 2026 for Some Adults Under a new law passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, Nebraska Medicaid expansion enrollees will have to meet work requirements or prove an exemption to get coverage. Even though our state is unprepared, Governor Pillen is starting these requirements 8 months early
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The 2026 Nebraska Legislative Session officially ended on Friday, April 17. The Legislature introduced more than 500 new bills and proposed constitutional amendments this session, and we saw the following Appleseed priority bills signed into law: Supporting young people navigating the child welfare system ✅ LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring
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The fight to protect Medicaid retroactive coverage is now at the Capitol. ✅ LB958, which protects this coverage, is up for debate today. We know Nebraskans value Medicaid’s retroactive coverage – over 1,200 comments were submitted within the last few weeks telling DHHS to abandon its harmful proposal to eliminate retroactive coverage for all Medicaid
As you may know, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) plans to seek federal approval to eliminate retroactive coverage for all Medicaid enrollees, which protects low-income Nebraskans from crippling medical debt and ensures that hospitals can keep their doors open. Over 800 comments have already been submitted telling DHHS to stop pursuing
