Hospital assessment program approved
A bill intended to increase Medicaid payments to Nebraska hospitals by accessing federal matching funds through an assessment program was approved by lawmakers March 21.
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Sen. Mike Jacobson
Hospital assessment program clears first round
A bill intended to increase Medicaid payments to Nebraska hospitals without the use of additional general fund dollars was amended and advanced to select file Feb. 15.
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A bill intended to increase Medicaid payments to Nebraska hospitals without the use of additional general fund dollars was considered by the Health and Human Services Committee Feb. 2.
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Two-person train crew requirement stalls on first round
A bill intended to improve train safety in Nebraska stalled on general file Feb. 2 after a failed cloture motion.
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The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill intended to improve train safety in Nebraska.
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State grant would help rebuild camp destroyed by wildfire
The state would help rebuild and expand a 4-H camp in north-central Nebraska under a bill heard Feb. 15 by the Natural Resources Committee.
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Jacobson focuses energy on growth
Sen. Mike Jacobson is a self-described “anomaly” — a banker who doesn’t golf. Instead, he spends what free time he can find as a bank president and state senator engaged in his lifelong passion: farming.
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
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