We are disappointed that this means Nebraskans on Medicaid will continue to face unnecessarily harsh and confusing hurdles to accessing health care.
Thank you to Senator John Fredrickson for introducing this bill and fighting for Nebraskans’ access to health care!
Today, the #NELeg failed to override Governor Pillen’s veto of ✅LB929, which would have allowed entities that manage the care of Medicaid enrollees to help with new, federally required copayments for that care.
See how your senator voted here: bit.ly/LB929vote
The #NELeg should override this veto and reestablish a reasonable approach to helping Nebraskans better access health care services. Find your senator: bit.ly/NElegSenator
Our state needs legislation like LB929 to protect Nebraskans. The Governor’s decision to veto LB929 underscores a fundamental disconnect with everyday Nebraskans’ health care needs.
Nebraskans on Medicaid are already facing unnecessarily harsh and confusing hurdles to accessing health care, thanks to new rules from HR1 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) passed last summer – all while Nebraska DHHS is implementing Medicaid work requirements 8 months early.
Today, Governor Jim Pillen vetoed ✅LB929, a bill that would have allowed entities that manage the care of Medicaid enrollees to help with new, federally required copayments for that care.
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✅LB966, aka the Hunger-Free Schools Act, makes more students eligible for free school meals by making all reduced-price eligible student meals free.
✅ LB958 makes sure that Nebraskans with low incomes aren’t drowning in medical debt by protecting retroactive Medicaid coverage for new enrollees.
✅ LB304 helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year. If this bill doesn’t pass this year, over 2,000 families will lose access to funding for child care.
Three important bills advanced to Final Reading today! 🎉
Thank you for your advocacy – and tell your senator to SUPPORT these critical pieces of legislation when they’re up for Final Reading!
✅LB304 helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year. If this bill doesn’t pass this year, over 2,000 families will lose access to funding for child care.
✅LB966, aka the Hunger-Free Schools Act, makes more students eligible for free school meals by making all reduced-price eligible student meals free.
✅LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.
✅LB958 makes sure that Nebraskans with low incomes aren’t drowning in medical debt by protecting retroactive Medicaid coverage for new enrollees.
🚨Several critical bills are up for debate TOMORROW in the #NELeg! 🚨
Contact your senator and tell them to SUPPORT the following legislation. (Find your senator: bit.ly/NElegSenator)
🎉 The Hunger-Free Schools Act has advanced!
There's still 2 more rounds of debate on this bill that would make more students in families with low incomes eligible for free school meals–let’s keep the pressure on to pass ✅LB966 and ensure students have the food they need to learn and grow! #neleg
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✅ LB1032 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.
This coverage is especially critical for those facing health crises and protects low-income Nebraskans from crippling medical debt and ensures that hospitals can keep their doors open.
See how your senator voted: bit.ly/LB958vote
✅ LB958 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill protects Medicaid retroactive coverage, which covers health care bills for low-income Medicaid enrollees for a certain time prior to their month of application if they would have been eligible for Medicaid at the time.
If LB304 doesn’t pass this year, over 2,000 families will lose access to funding for child care.
See how your senator voted here: bit.ly/LB304vote
✅ LB304 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year.
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Contact your senator and tell them to preserve access to child care in Nebraska by supporting ✅LB304. Find your senator: bit.ly/NElegSenator
This critical bill will help parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year. If this bill doesn’t pass, over 2,000 families across the state will lose access to affordable child care.
📣Tell the Nebraska legislature to protect access to affordable child care! 📣 ✅LB304 (Senator Wendy DeBoer) is on the agenda on MONDAY.
‼️As news continues about federal use of our tax dollars for mass detainment warehouses, take a minute to call Congress again in this critical moment to say NO additional money for ICE abuses and violence.
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A big thank you to Senator Wendy DeBoer for introducing this bill, the Judiciary Committee members who voted to advance it, and the incredible advocates who have shared their stories and expertise so far!
🎉🎉 ✅ LB1032 advanced from committee!! 🎉🎉 #NELeg
LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.