Benefits under the new program, also known as Heritage Health Adult, will begin Oct. 1. The program covers working-age adults whose incomes fa…
Enrollment for expanded Medicaid in Nebraska starts Aug.1, almost 21 months after voters approved it
State Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln blamed the delay on Gov. Pete Ricketts. A Ricketts spokesman noted the state met the April 1, 2019, deadlin…
With this move, MD West One will have 23 orthopedic specialists and nine neurosurgeons. And they're opening an orthopedic-focused urgent care.
The insurer is billing the plan, called Armor Health, as a more affordable option aimed especially at healthy people under age 65.
The Heritage Health Adult system would have work, wellness and personal responsibility requirements, many of which have been tried by other st…
While drug prices aren’t the only health care cost that’s risen in recent years, they may be the most visible.
Liquids, needles or other sharp objects won't be accepted, but vaping devices and cartridges will be accepted for the first time.
Employers and health plans fear they could be swamped financially by a coming wave of expensive new genetic therapies for rare diseases.
Medica and CHI Health have partnered to offer new Medicare Advantage plan options — an HMO and a PPO — to eligible seniors in an 11-county are…
Around the country, patients with advanced kidney disease who went on dialysis were more likely to be alive a year later if they lived in a Me…
The time to make those changes — known as Medicare open enrollment — starts Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. But people can start viewing plan…
“The supply has increased pretty dramatically, but changes in people’s health and health care are resulting in more demand,” said Juliann Seba…
Medica has proposed rates for three individual plans for 2020 with an average decrease of 5.3%. Nebraskans also will have another option next …
David Watson has Wilson’s disease, which means that his liver can’t remove excess copper from his body. To clear the metal, the Lincoln man st…
The two companies said this would be the largest acquisition of a health care staffing company in the industry's history.
The 72-year-old British man couldn't stop coughing up blood and was unable to swallow solid food for more than a week.
On Monday, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a collaborative initiative aimed at combating addiction by providing specialized training to prepare m…
Omaha-based health system is trying to "understand what is best practice and implement that."
The Omaha facility is funded by the Fisher House Foundation with local donations and will be given to the VA when complete to operate as a fed…
Waiting for developmental disability services has been the norm for decades in Nebraska, despite a 1991 state law promising services for every…
Maine Family Planning was one of the first organizations to say it would no longer accept federal money, withdrawing from the federal family p…
As part of an ongoing push for greater price transparency, the federal government on Jan. 1 began requiring hospitals to post price lists on t…
Dr. Adam Conley will continue to care for patients until mid-August, a hospital spokeswoman said.
In a statement, Azizkhan thanked “everyone at Children’s” for the “tremendous honor and privilege” to lead the hospital through a time of rapi…
The plan, launched July 1, calls for returning most patients — once they’re stable — to their primary care providers for ongoing care, freeing…
Lindy Foley, director of Nebraska VR, said a convergence of several factors forced vocational rehabilitation officials to adopt budget-tighten…
At a time of intense focus on escalating drug prices, BCG shows an unexpected flip side: Prices can be too low to spur companies to produce ur…