ACA In Nebraska: Windrum family finds affordable coverage
Omaha resident Carol Windrum remembers the fear of not knowing if you were going to get what you paid for […]
Health Care
Economic Justice
Food security helps kids do better in school
It is well-known in the science and children’s health communities that kids who receive enough to eat have all sorts
Economic Justice
ACCESS Nebraska Working Group issues Statement of Principles to guide reforms of troubled system
For Immediate Release December 19, 2013 LINCOLN — Today, the ACCESS Nebraska Working Group, a collection of advocates, community partners,
Economic Justice
Documentary “American Winter” shows strain poverty puts on U.S. families
The true face of poverty and its damaging effects on real American families is on display in the eye-opening documentary
Health Care
Nebraska will lose more than $700 million by Not Expanding Medicaid
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund details what states will lose if they don’t expand Medicaid coverage. The Affordable
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News and Events from Nebraska Appleseed – December 2013
In this December edition of “Appleseed in Action”: Prayer vigils for updated immigration laws Free screening of “I Learn America”
Immigrants & Communities
Interfaith candlelight vigil brings Nebraskans together to call for updated immigration laws
Tuesday evening, a crowd of around 100 faith, family, and community leaders joined immigration reform supporters for a candlelight vigil
Health Care
New survey shows U.S. falls short of other countries in health care affordability for adults
A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund looked at the access and affordability of health care for adults in 11
Health Care
Safety Net Hospitals Face Crippling Cuts without Medicaid Expansion
One of the cost-saving measures in the Affordable Care Act was the reduction in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to
Immigrants & Communities
Nebraskans hold vigils, events to urge House action on immigration this year
The four-person dinner table contained settings for only three. The head of the table sat empty, its absence most conspicuous.
