Since 2014, the Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has provided health coverage to individuals and families. The vast majority of enrollees rely on subsidies to make their monthly premiums affordable. This year, over 135,000 Nebraskans are enrolled in Marketplace coverage. Last year, nearly 93% of Nebraska Marketplace enrollees relied on […]
Join Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska, ACLU Nebraska, and Nebraska Appleseed on Thursday, July 31 from 5-7pm in Omaha to recognize Medicaid’s legacy and call on Nebraska’s state and federal elected officials to defend and strengthen access to health care. 60 Years of Medicaid: Celebrate and Protect Our Health Care Thursday, July 315:00 PM –
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Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of a devastating budget reconciliation bill that will rip away health care and food access from tens of thousands of Nebraskans in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping deportations of everyday working people that will separate families. The bill will now head to the President’s desk to
Congress passed their devastating budget bill. The fight now moves to our state. Read More »
***For Immediate Release***July 3, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska’s Members of Congress vote to slash health care and food access to separate families The House of Representatives finalized passage of the budget reconciliation bill that will cause irreparable harm to Nebraskans for decades to come LINCOLN, NE
It’s possible there’s just one more vote before Congress could pass the devastating budget reconciliation bill that will rip away health care and food access from tens of thousands of Nebraskans, all while funding tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping deportations of everyday working people that will separate families. We know you’ve been sending emails,
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We want to thank the over 100 Nebraskans who showed up in the rain this week to a health care town hall we co-hosted with ACS CAN to tell our members of Congress — NO cuts to our care. From community members with Medicaid, to medical providers, to parents of children with disabilities who rely
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The Senate is getting closer to voting on their version of the House-passed budget reconciliation bill. This bill will devastate healthcare, food access, and other basic-needs programs in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and sweeping deportations of longtime community members. As the Senate continues to debate their version of the bill,
***For Immediate Release***May 22, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities Hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans’ access to healthcare and food is at risk LINCOLN, NE – This morning, the US House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package that will
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Nebraskans care about their health and the health of their family, and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act play a big role in ensuring that over 475,000 Nebraskans can access health care. But Congress is considering slashing Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace coverage to give tax breaks to billionaires. The current proposed cuts
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The House of Representatives has recently advanced budget bills that will devastate healthcare, food access, and other basic-needs programs in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and sweeping deportations of longtime community members. The House could vote in a matter of days on these historically devastating cuts that are the most extensive