Access to quality health care is a key element of “The Good Life” we live in Nebraska because it helps keep our state’s residents working and thriving. Many of the policy decisions made by our state’s leaders impact the health of our state’s residents, our communities and our economy.
Record numbers of Nebraskans are losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis, which means that record numbers of Nebraskans are also losing access to health insurance. While some will be able to afford insurance through the marketplace or COBRA, those who can’t may be left without coverage because they aren’t otherwise eligible for Medicaid and the state has yet to implement Medicaid expansion.
Read OpenSky's latest primer to get an overview of Medicaid and CHIP funding in Nebraska.
The tax plans being considered by Congress would offer big tax breaks to large corporations and the very wealthy, provide modest benefit to middle- and low-income Nebraskans and, in fact, cause many Nebraskans to pay more taxes.
