An effort to expand Medicaid to cover 97-Thousand working poor in Nebraska has failed, once again.
Senator Heath Mello of Omaha tells colleagues they cannot ignore the problem. . .

But, Senator Merv Riepe (ree-pee) of Ralston says the debate boils down to one question: is health care a right?..

State legislators have voted to shelve the proposal for the remainder of the session after only 90 minutes of debate.