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Nebraska’s vulnerable rural populations need better health care data

WebProvider utilization of health information exchanges decreases hospitalizations by 10% and emergency department visits by 13%, which can save up to …

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UNMC and Nebraska Medicine open hub to help North Omahans …

WebWhile affiliated with Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, it is not a medical clinic. Rather, the staff at CWC will be connecting area …

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Health care proposals will top Nebraska lawmakers’ spending in …

WebLINCOLN — Spending for health care proposals will top the charts for spending in 2024 as Nebraska lawmakers round the corner of the 2024 legislative …

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‘We must do more’: Nebraska lawmaker investigating mental, …

WebGovernment & Politics; Health ‘We must do more’: Nebraska lawmaker investigating mental, behavioral health needs State Sen. John Fredrickson of Omaha is …

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$3 million UNMC grant intends to strengthen linkage between …

WebOMAHA — A new, nearly $3 million federal grant opens the door for the University of Nebraska Medical Center to recruit and train 240 “community health …

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Community health centers face critical needs

WebHeartland Health Center opened its doors in 2014, serving 840 patients our first year. In 2021, we served 6,695 patients — a 700% increase. We have also …

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Local officials, families press Nebraska for help with mental health

WebLINCOLN — Nebraska needs to study the systemic shortcomings and gaps in the state’s mental health care system for young people and adults, members of the …

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About $3 million in ARPA grants newly awarded to bolster …

WebMembers of a U.S. Senate committee detailed a complicated patchwork of issues that contribute to youth mental health challenges, including violence and trauma …

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Community health centers face critical funding deadline

WebSeptember 23, 2023 3:00 am. As the congressional stalemate around funding the federal government continues, Nebraska’s community health centers are caught in the …

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Migrants can help address Nebraska’s health care shortage

WebIt’s estimated Nebraska needs to hire 5,435 nurses to fill this gap. This is affecting Nebraskans’ health outcomes, especially in the areas of maternal health, …

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UnitedHealth CEO savaged for failings in massive cyberattack …

WebWASHINGTON — Capitol Hill lawmakers from both parties on Wednesday grilled UnitedHealth Group’s CEO over the largest-ever cyberattack on the U.S. health …

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Nebraska hospitals struggling financially, with most operating in …

WebLINCOLN — Nebraska hospital leaders said Monday that a combination of increased costs of labor and supplies, and a failure of Medicaid and Medicare to fully …

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Behavioral health care providers call $15 million 'sweep' of their

WebLINCOLN — In a blunt letter, the head of an advisory committee on behavioral health care called on Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday to abandon a proposed $15 …

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$110 million mental health center for youths breaks ground in …

WebIn the first five months of this year, he said, OPD already has responded to nearly 5,000 mental health calls. “Today is a hopeful day,” he said. At groundbreaking of …

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Nebraska senators revisit what went right, and wrong, with state

WebLINCOLN — With terms such as “directed health measure,” “personal protective equipment” and “quarantine” being spoken at the State Capitol on …

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Lawmaker suggests breaking up Nebraska DHHS into three …

WebBy: Zach Wendling - March 2, 2024 5:00 am. State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont, a six-year member of the Health and Human Services Committee, suggested dividing the …

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Gov. Pillen approves Nebraska gender care regulations

WebMay 22, 2023. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) Pillen, in a news release, announced the approval of Nebraska Department of Health and Human …

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Plug pulled on multimillion-dollar "Intersections" project for South

WebOMAHA — Developers have scrapped an ambitious plan that had aimed to turn a largely industrial 25-acre tract south of downtown into a multimillion-dollar wellness …

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Doctors plead with Congress to help improve U.S. maternal …

WebWASHINGTON — Doctors on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality throughout the country …

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U.S. Senate Dems Smith, Markey to push warehouse worker safety …

WebWASHINGTON — Two Democratic U.S. senators announced Thursday they plan to introduce a piece of legislation that would require large companies to disclose …

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Legislative proposal to repeal Nebraska’s 2023 abortion and …

WebNebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local …

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University of Nebraska joins wave of campus protests in support of

WebLINCOLN — More than 100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and community members gathered on campus in support of Palestine on Wednesday, joining …

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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signs abortion, gender care restrictions …

WebLINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Monday signed into law new restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care for minors, which opponents vowed to …

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