The Vindicator

Thomas bill would permit local governments to join state health insurance plan

Staff report State Rep. David Thomas, a Republican who represents portions of Trumbull County, introduced legislation to permit any local government, with a focus on the smaller ones, to purchase ...

States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs

Multiple states have added public option health plans to their state insurance marketplaces, with mixed results. Experts say ...
WUNC

It took just five years for the State Health Plan’s billion-dollar surplus to become a deficit. What happened?

When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem. After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their ...
McKnight's Senior Living

Dementia treatments would have to be covered by state health plans under proposed bill

A bill making its way through the Nebraska Legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover US Food and Drug Administration-approved dementia treatments and diagnostics as well as ...