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Nebraska LB929 Medicaid Managed Care Signed

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Summary

Nebraska Governor signed LB929 into law on April 10, 2026. The bill allows managed care organizations (MCOs) to pay deductibles, cost sharing, and similar charges on behalf of Medicaid enrollees. The legislation passed the Nebraska Legislature on final reading 31-18.

What changed

Nebraska LB929 enacts a new provision allowing managed care organizations to pay deductibles, cost sharing, and similar charges on behalf of Medicaid enrollees. This represents a new flexibility for MCOs in how they structure benefits for enrollees.

Healthcare organizations and insurers participating in Nebraska Medicaid managed care programs should monitor for implementing regulations and assess how this new authority affects their benefit structures and enrollment processes.

What to do next

  1. Healthcare organizations should review LB929 implementation requirements
  2. Monitor Nebraska Medicaid managed care regulations for implementation guidance
  3. Assess operational impact on Medicaid enrollment and cost-sharing processes

Archived snapshot

Apr 12, 2026

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ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB929 Signed by Governor LB929 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-10

Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees

Bill Details

State Nebraska

Session 109th Legislature

Chamber House

Official Source nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.ph...

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Sponsors

John Fredrickson (Sen - N)

Action History

2026-04-10 L President/Speaker signed 2026-04-10 L Passed on Final Reading 31-18*-0 2026-04-08 L Placed on Final Reading 2026-04-08 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-04-08 L Kauth FA588 withdrawn 2026-04-08 L Enrollment and Review ER182 adopted 2026-04-07 L Enrollment and Review ER182 filed 2026-04-07 L Placed on Select File with ER182 2026-04-02 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-04-02 L Health and Human Services AM2991 adopted 2026-03-31 L Health and Human Services AM2991 filed 2026-03-31 L Placed on General File with AM2991 2026-02-19 L Fredrickson priority bill 2026-01-27 L Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026 2026-01-13 L Referred to Health and Human Services Committee 2026-01-12 L Kauth FA588 filed 2026-01-09 L Date of introduction

Votes

2026-04-02 Health and Human Services AM2991 adopted Yea: 29 Nay: 8 2026-04-02 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 28 Nay: 9 2026-04-10 Passed on Final Reading 31-18*-0 Yea: 31 Nay: 18

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 L Health and Human Services

Amendments

2026-01-12 Kauth FA588 2026-03-31 Health and Human Services AM2991 2026-04-07 Enrollment and Review ER182

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-09 Introduced 2026-04-08 Enrolled 2026-04-08 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

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Classification

Agency
NE Legislature
Published
April 10th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
LB929

Who this affects

Applies to
Healthcare providers Insurers Government agencies
Industry sector
5242 Health Insurance
Activity scope
Medicaid managed care Health insurance benefits Healthcare cost sharing
Geographic scope
US-NE US-NE

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Insurance Public Health

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