LINCOLN — A new plan in the Nebraska Legislature would cover the medicaid gap population in the state.
This approach would cover an estimated 77,000 low-income people with optional job-training referrals for those who qualify.
The bill would use federal medicaid dollars to buy private health coverages for residents without access to an employer-sponsored plan and would pay a worker’s share of premiums if an employer does offer coverage.
Still. the measure isn’t a sure bet to pass. Opponents say at least 18 senators are against the proposal which is enough to block it in the legislature.
