Nebraska LB929 Medicaid Managed Care Signed
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
- Healthcare organizations should review LB929 implementation requirements
- Monitor Nebraska Medicaid managed care regulations for implementation guidance
- Assess operational impact on Medicaid enrollment and cost-sharing processes
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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L Placed on Final Reading 2026-04-08 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-04-08 L Kauth FA588 withdrawn 2026-04-08 L Enrollment and Review ER182 adopted 2026-04-07 L Enrollment and Review ER182 filed 2026-04-07 L Placed on Select File with ER182 2026-04-02 L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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