Supporters of expanding Medicaid say its past time for Nebraskans to take advantage of the federal government’s promise to pay 90-percent of the cost.
Senator Heath Mello says the state can reap two billion dollars in federal funding over the next five years if it expands Medicaid…and Mello says the latest approach keeps faith with Nebraska values. . .

Senator John McCollister of Omaha is sponsoring the measure that proposes using Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance for some 77-Thousand Nebraskans who would be required to pay a small premium. McCollister hopes to persuade enough senators to get it through the Unicameral and overcome an expected veto from the governor. . .

Supporters argue Nebraska would reap two billion dollars in federal funds over the next five years if it expands Medicaid.