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Unicameral’s Health Committee to Hear Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577) Feb. 28th

The Unicameral’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, February 28th, on LB577, the bill to expand the state’s Medicaid program, and on LB578, a companion bill to create a funding mechanism for expansion.  It’s scheduled to occur at 1:30 p.m. at the State Capitol Building in [...]

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Sending Granny (and Gramps) to the Home

Author’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series: NE Medicaid Expansion:… more

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Senator Campbell: DON’T GO AWAY MAD. JUST GO AWAY.

The article about Medicaid coverage for prenatal care in Nebraska that was published in the Sunday, July 24th, Lincoln Journal Star is so full of bias, unsupported conclusions, and half-baked analysis it’s difficult to know where to begin to respond.  I’m going to take a stab at it anyway over the next few days.  But [...]

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Ever-Expanding Welfare: He May Be My Brother, But He’s Getting Heavy

“Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief” From the poem “Rich Man, Poor Man” by Josephine Preston Peabody The phrase “rich man, poor man” iconic for many, likely evokes two images: the typical predatory “fat cat” and the threadbare street urchin. Do those traditional images apply today? A recent article, “Soaking the Rich: Why Warren [...]

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