Health Care

Nebraska health officials say the vast majority of the COVID-19 patients who are filling up the state’s hospitals are unvaccinated and many of them are…

Nebraska residents who qualify for expanded Medicaid under the federal health care law can start enrolling next month. Gov. Pete Ricketts is defending the…

Kiewit Middle School sent a letter this morning to parents reporting that a student at the school has been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as…

Health insurance costs are surging for students and staff enrolled in plans offered by the University of Nebraska.The Lincoln Journal Star reports that…

(Des Moines, IA) -- UnitedHealthcare is leaving Iowa's Medicaid program, but the reasons for that move are the subject of debate. Bror Hultgren of…

The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently released its Rural Health Care Workforce Report.The last report of its kind was published a decade ago.…

Effective January 1st, Nebraska has made modifications in the administration of its Medicaid program by private insurance companies. All Nebraska Medicaid…

A public-private partnership could be used to fund a new VA hospital in Omaha.VA Secretary Robert McDonald wants Omaha to be the test site for a new…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha could get a $136 million medical facility built next to the ailing veterans hospital if a public-private initiative is carried…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six states have filed a new lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act.The complaint that Texas,…