Senators debate medicaid expansion

LINCOLN – Nebraska lawmakers debated Tuesday about expanding Medicaid to a particular group of low-income adults and adopted an amendment allowing lawmakers to review the policy if federal funds decrease.

The bill (LB577), introduced by Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln, would allow adults between the ages of 19 and 64 who fall between 0 and 138 percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for Medicaid, which provides health care for certain low income people.  Expanding access to Medicaid was authorized under the federal Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare.”

For exampl...