LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Advocates for young Nebraskans with autism worry that access to services will take a hit as the state cuts Medicaid reimbursement rates for therapies by a range of ...

Any alteration to Medicaid is going to affect people living with disabilities by creating additional barriers to care, advocates told The Midwest Newsroom. Thousands of Midwesterners obtained health ...

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM MEDICAID, LOCAL HOSPITALS ARE WEIGHING IN. THE NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS IT MAY HAVE DISASTROUS EFFECTS ON HEALTH CARE IN NEBRASKA. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen with Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz on Dec 17, 2025, in Lincoln. Nebraska stepped Wednesday toward becoming the first state in ...

Ashlei Spivey District 13. Legislature - 2025 Incoming Senators. November 20, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication. As a mother, wife, small business owner, community advocate and ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, therapy is giving children on the Autism spectrum the chance to live a typical life, but after rising costs the Nebraska Department of Health ...

CMS granted Minnesota and Nebraska approval to implement Medicaid demonstration projects aimed at improving access to treatment for substance use disorders, the agency said June 28. The demonstrations ...

Testifiers who supported the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program after its hearing, from left: Marion Miner of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, Sara Howard of First Five Nebraska, Sarah Maresh of Nebraska ...

Max Perry of Lincoln, challenged by autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy, plays a memory game as part of applied behavior analysis therapy. His mom, Nikki Perry, says the game helps with social ...