A Law Clerk’s View: Medicaid & the Federal Budget Process
My time working as a summer law clerk at Nebraska Appleseed flew by. I was excited to work for an […]
Economic Justice
Health Care
Yet Another Health Care Challenge Rejected
On Thursday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed two constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), finding that
Child Welfare
Enough Is Enough
Last week, the State Auditor released a report on the child welfare privatization, which detailed, among other things, the Nebraska
Health Care
Advocates Advance Principles for Governance & Oversight within a Nebraska Health Insurance Exchange
As a follow-up to a report released in early June, eight Nebraska advocacy organizations representing consumer interests put forward a
Child Welfare
Kids Can’t Wait
Recently, state officials and national experts have commented that privatization can take a number of years to see results. But,
Economic Justice
Public Assistance Programs DO Matter for Kids and Families
We all know that a lower income means more struggles for families. Families with greater economic resources are not only
Health Care
Report Examines How Health Reform is Helping Young, Rural Nebraskans
Our good friends at the Center for Rural Affairs released a report this week that examines how the Affordable Care
Economic Justice, Health Care
New Academic Research Shows Medicaid Good for Nebraskans and People Generally
Economists at Harvard and MIT recently examined the question of whether the expansion of Medicaid coverage under new health reform
Child Welfare
Additional Child Welfare Funding and Restructuring Raises Additional Questions
On Friday, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state will be providing an additional $5.5
Health Care
Advocates Advance Principles for an Effective, High Quality Health Insurance Exchange in Nebraska
As Nebraska gears up for planning and creating a health insurance exchange as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable
