This morning, Governor Heineman invited a broad range of consumer advocates to give testimony on the creation of a state-based health insurance exchange in Nebraska. Nebraska Appleseed was one of the organizations that offered testimony – expressing our hopes that a state exchange will be focused on the consumer and increase access and affordability of […]
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At Nebraska Appleseed, we’ve become familiar with countless stories that illustrate the many ways the Affordable Care Act will help individuals and families. Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families posted the first story in a series, profiling everyday people whose situations illustrate how important health reform is. In Josh’s case, the ACA will help his
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In the discussions about how to fix our broken health care system, much has been made on how much it would cost the state to take up the Affordable Care Act’s new Medicaid guidelines. But an editorial in today’s Lincoln Journal Star shines a light on the huge cost of uncompensated care that hospitals and
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As Nebraska moves forward in implementing the Affordable Care Act, a crucial part is in the creation of an Exchange, and it is imperative that your voice is heard! The Exchange will serve thousands of Nebraskans, and will be the place many access health insurance and get premium tax credits. As a result, it is
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Today, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Center for Health Policy released a report examining the potential economic impact the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) new Medicaid program would have on Nebraska. The results paint a clear picture that the state would receive significant returns on an investment made in the good health and well-being of
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This morning the Governor announced a series of meetings regarding a health insurance exchange in Nebraska. The exchanges under the Affordable Care Act are a great opportunity to create a marketplace that provides consumers with clear information and choices and will result in access to health care for thousands of Nebraskans and a stronger future
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A new report released recently by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation breaks down exactly which demographics will benefit from the Medicaid expansion. The state-by-state analysis suggests that 15.1 million Americans could gain coverage if the Medicaid expansion is fully implemented. In Nebraska, that’s 78,000 people that make less than 138% of
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, there has been a lot of talk about the high cost of health care reform in dollars and cents. But the costs of not changing our health care system are even higher, and not just in a financial sense. Dr. Dave
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A few months ago the Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bill 599 (LB599), which restores coverage of prenatal care to all unborn children, regardless of the immigration status of the mother. The law went into effect on July 19, so women can start applying for and receiving coverage for prenatal care services as long as they
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Now that the Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the Supreme Court, there’s good news for those with pre-existing conditions that might have previously kept them from getting health insurance. Starting in 2014, insurance companies can no longer refuse to issue policies because an adult has a pre-existing condition, or issue a policy that
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