Early Medicaid Work Requirement Insights From Nebraska
This brief describes the verification process for Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska and examines early data on outcomes for individuals subject to work requirements.
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Medicaid Program Integrity: Tracking State-Specific and Nationwide Federal Action
TrackerThis page tracks emerging developments in the federal government’s approach to Medicaid program integrity, along with the implications of those actions for different states.
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The Medical Frailty Exemption from Medicaid Work Requirements: Key Issues to Watch for in Upcoming CMS Guidance
Issue BriefThis brief describes early state plans to operationalize the medical frailty exemption for Medicaid work requirements and identifies key issues and questions states are facing, some of which may be answered in forthcoming CMS guidance.
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A Closer Look at Nebraska, the First State Planning to Implement a Medicaid Work Requirement
Policy WatchNebraska is the first state to announce it plans to begin enforcing Medicaid work requirements early, starting May 1, 2026. Initial reports from the state during its recent January Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting and data from KFF’s Medicaid work requirements tracker provide early insights into how Nebraska is preparing for implementation.
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How Will the Uninsured in Nebraska Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?
Fact SheetThis state report explains how the ACA expands coverage in Nevada, including a breakdown of how many uninsured people are eligible for Medicaid, how many are eligible for financial assistance to help them buy private insurance in the new Marketplace and how many will not receive any financial assistance at all. The report also details, in specific dollar figures, the income levels at which people in Nevada are eligible for Medicaid or financial assistance in…
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State Exchange Profiles: Nebraska
Other PostFinal update made on December 19, 2013 (no further updates will be made) Establishing the Exchange On November 15, 2012, Governor Dave Heineman (R) announced that Nebraska would not establish a health insurance exchange.1Earlier in 2012, the Nebraska legislature introduced two bills (LB 835 and LB 838) to establish a health insurance exchange in Nebraska, however both failed when the legislative session concluded in April.2,3 In 2011, Governor Heineman signed LB 22 into law, which…