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OWH: Nelson, Heineman battle over health care

Martha Stoddard, Omaha World Herald
August 18, 2010

LINCOLN — Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson chastised Republican Gov. Dave Heineman in a made-for-the-campaign-trail exchange Wednesday.

At issue was a new state study that estimated federal health care reform will saddle Nebraska with $526 million to $766 million in unfunded Medicaid costs over the next decade.

Heineman released the analysis with strong words, delivered in often angry tones, about the law.

“They are staggering and they are shocking,” he said of the potential costs.

Nancy Hicks, Lincoln Journal Star
August 21, 2010

Savings for counties

The governor may be upset over the potential cost of allowing more poor people into the Medicaid program, but county commissioners ought to be singing hallelujah.

Health care reform has the potential to save counties -- and thus property taxpayers -- a bundle.

The county is the medical provider of last resort, paying the bills of poor people who aren't eligible for Medicaid or anything else.

That's generally seriously ill adults younger than 65 who have no money and no assets (home, savings account).

Nebraska state senator becomes Chairman of NCSL Health Committee

(Omaha, NE) - Nebraska State Senator Jeremy J. Nordquist will lead the health efforts of the nation's state legislators, as the Chairman of the Health Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the nation's 7,382 state lawmakers. Senator Nordquist was selected as Chair at NCSL’s annual Legislative Summit on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

Summer 2010 Newsletter

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http://www.jeremynordquist.com/assets/summernewsletter.pdf

OWH: Watching public wallets

Martha Stoddard, Omaha World-Herald
May 23, 2010

LINCOLN — The inscription over the main entrance to the Nebraska State Capitol counsels: “The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen.”

But a new national study concluded that watching the public purse isn't as easy in Nebraska and Iowa as in many other states.

Nebraska received a “D” and Iowa an “F” in the study for providing online access to government spending data.

OWH: Budget sails over 1st hurdle