Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace
The Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period for the 2026 plan year began on Saturday. Open enrollment is upon us and runs from November 1st, 2025 through January 15th, 2026. Health Insurance Marketplace connects individuals to affordable, quality health insurance plans, and provides financial assistance to those who are eligible. The Health Insurance Marketplace helps […]
How Healthcare Access Can Support Providers and Families
In Nebraska, the childcare system, although very crucial, faces significant challenges. One of the principal barriers to attracting and retaining childcare workers is the lack of adequate healthcare coverage. This not only affects the professionals in the field but is seen in the families they serve as well. Financial Struggles of Childcare Professionals Childcare professionals […]
Understanding Your Options: Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace and Special Enrollment Periods
Health Insurance Marketplace connects individuals to affordable, quality health insurance plans, and provides financial assistance to those who are eligible. The Health Insurance Marketplace helps you shop for and enroll in coverage that fits your needs and budget. Plans cover essential health benefits, pre-existing conditions, and preventive care. Plans are required to cover comprehensive essential […]
Getting ready for Open Enrollment?
Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace is just around the corner, so it’s good to start preparing now. The dates for Open enrollment is November 1st– January 15th for coverage starting the next plan year. The first day you can enroll in, re-enroll in, or change health plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace is November […]
Thousands of Nebraskans have lost Medicaid coverage for not returning paperwork on time
Published in FlatWater Free Press July 20, 2023 Since April, nearly 17,000 Nebraskans have lost their healthcare coverage previously provided by the state’s Medicaid program. About half of them lost coverage not because they were ineligible, but for procedural reasons, such as missed paperwork. Over the coming year, that number is expected to grow by […]
As a community, we have an obligation to make sure Nebraskans have healthcare coverage – and up to 80,000 are at risk
The public health emergency Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people across the country have been covered by Medicaid due to the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s provisions requiring continuous enrollment in Medicaid. This access to Medicaid has allowed the 390,000 individuals, families, and children in Nebraska to maintain insurance coverage throughout the pandemic and […]
What you need to know about Medicaid “Unwind”
Changes are coming to Medicaid. It is important to know how these changes could affect your Medicaid coverage. If you are currently enrolled in Medicaid, it is important to know that you may need to renew your coverage. The renewal process is simple and can be completed online, by mail, or by phone. Step 1: […]
Nebraska Medicaid Resuming Regular Reviews of Eligibility
Standard processes require that all Medicaid members are reviewed annually to ensure they continue to meet the Medicaid eligibility standards. Due to the Covid-19 Public Health Medicaid members have maintained their coverage without action since March 2020. Nebraska Medicaid has now begun the process of reviewing Medicaid eligibility for all members. It will take approximately […]
Losing your Medicaid coverage? You have options
(written by Medica) When the Covid health pandemic hit the country, Congress enacted provisions that allowed Medicaid programs to keep individuals continuously enrolled in the program until the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended. Recent legislation now provides states with a date – April 1, 2023 – when they can begin to terminate Medicaid enrollees who […]
Changes coming to Medicaid Enrollees starting April 1st
Between 35,000 and 90,000 Nebraskans are at risk of losing Medicaid starting in the spring. In January, Congress passed a 1.7 trillion spending bill, but the bill could mean changes to some Medicaid recipients. The change in the Medicaid program comes as the federal government works to roll back pandemic protections. Congress had previously barred states […]