Health advocates raise alarms about Nebraska’s ‘rushed’ implementation of Medicaid work requirements

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 947

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago

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LINCOLN — After Nebraska implemented new Medicaid work rules eight months ahead of a federal deadline, Angela Lindstrom with the Health Center Association of Nebraska said some residents have waited up to 90 minutes on the state’s phone line to get their questions answered.

“As you can imagine, our certified application counselors are sitting with a patient — they don’t have 90 minutes to sit there and wait,” Lindstrom said. “A lot of times these …

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