5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (285+ words) (KMAland) -- Nebraska has become the first state in the nation to implement new work requirements for Medicaid recipients, eight months ahead of the Trump administration's deadline. Federal officials say they're trying to add accountability to social service programs, but healthcare…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (255+ words) (KMAland) -- Nebraska is implementing Medicaid work requirements eight months ahead of the Trump administration budget bill's timeline. Tens of thousand of Nebraskans could now lose benefits this spring. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an order at the end of last…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (355+ words) (Lincoln) -- Nebraska is set to become the first state to implement new Medicaid work requirements outlined in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that passed earlier this year. "This is a hand up, not a hand out and I think it's…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (310+ words) Nurse consoling senior woman holding her hand (KMAland) -- Health care advocates in Missouri said special health coverage is available for some seniors and people with disabilities to help ensure they get the care they need. Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans'are…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (783+ words) Health Insurance Claim Form -- Shallow Depth of Field (KMAland) -- Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program's rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice " to give up guardianship of her son so she…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (267+ words) (Red Oak) -- Montgomery County officials are considering a new life insurance policy for county employees next fiscal year. "The county could offer $10, 000, $20, 000, $30, 000, $40, 000, or up to $50, 000 of life insurance paid by the county," she explained, "and then the employee could voluntarily…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (734+ words) (Hamburg) -- As federal lawmakers scramble to pass a wide-ranging budget and tax policy bill, a local hospital official is among those expressing concerns over provisions pertaining to Medicaid. The U. S. Senate has been debating a flurry of amendments for over 24 hours…...