To: The Nebraska State House, The Nebraska State Senate, and Governor Pete Ricketts
Tell Gov. Heineman and the Unicam to Expand Medicaid!
Tell Governor Heineman and the Nebraska Unicameral to expand medicaid! The bill ensures that Nebraska takes advantage of the opportunity to provide access to health care to at least 54,000 uninsured Nebraskans. It is fully federally funded for the first three years which will return $2.3 billion to the Nebraska’s economy through 2020 and create thousands of jobs.
Why is this important?
LB 577 will require Nebraska Medicaid to add the newly eligible adult population under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to the Nebraska Medicaid state plan amendment; and outlines the health coverage provided under the program.
The bill provides for expanded eligibility to low-income adults who are age 19 to 65. The inclusion of this population will provide health coverage for uninsured childless adults from 0-133% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) For 2013 the FPL at 133% for an individual is $15,282 per year. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the ACA, allows for a 5% income disregard so the threshold will effectively be at 138% FPL, for 2013 an individual income limit would be $15,856. Additionally, some low income uninsured parents will also obtain coverage under this bill.
The bill provides for expanded eligibility to low-income adults who are age 19 to 65. The inclusion of this population will provide health coverage for uninsured childless adults from 0-133% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) For 2013 the FPL at 133% for an individual is $15,282 per year. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the ACA, allows for a 5% income disregard so the threshold will effectively be at 138% FPL, for 2013 an individual income limit would be $15,856. Additionally, some low income uninsured parents will also obtain coverage under this bill.