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ACA In Nebraska: Woman able to take deep breath with affordable insurance

Rebecca Cech from Bellwood, Neb., found herself in a dangerous coverage gap that left her unable to afford health insurance. […]

Last week, a group of state senators left 54,000 uninsured Nebraskans without a path to health care coverage when they

Twenty-four-year-old Selene Cruz of Gering, NE recently lost access to Medicaid coverage because her income rose when she began working

Sharlette Schwenninger is self employed and had been purchasing her own health insurance for five years. Every year, her premiums

“This is an issue about people’s health. This is an issue about the future of our country. Health care is

Amanda Caillau of Omaha worked as a manager at a restaurant and had health insurance through her employer. But what

As you may have seen this morning, LB 887, the Wellness in Nebraska Act, that would have provided a path

Today’s failure to pass the Wellness in Nebraska Act hurts 54,000 of our hard-working families, neighbors, and friends, who now

26-year-old Sara Tangdall teaches part-time as an adjunct English composition professor in the Omaha-metro area. Because she does not have

As the Nebraska Legislature debates LB 887 – the “Wellness In Nebraska Act” – today we’ll introduce you to the