US Edition'A Huge Problem that's Going to Have Wide Impacts': Nebraskans Attend Town Hall on GOP Budget Bill
- Nebraska residents gathered in Omaha on June 24, 2025, to discuss concerns about proposed Medicaid cuts in the federal budget reconciliation bill now before the Senate.
- These discussions followed House passage of a bill calling for Medicaid reductions to fund tax cuts and a Senate version proposing even deeper cuts last week.
- Speakers warned cuts could force rural hospitals to close, worsen access to obstetrics—already absent in nearly 300 rural hospitals—and threaten 65,000 Nebraskans relying on expanded Medicaid.
- State Sen. Jason Prokop warned that Nebraska stands to forfeit $8.3 billion in federal funds over the coming decade, while the Congressional Budget Office projects a $723 billion reduction in Medicaid spending nationwide.
- These reductions risk destabilizing healthcare access and hospital finances across Nebraska, amplifying concerns about the state budget and public health system sustainability.
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York News-TimesNebraskans warned of 'devastating impact' of proposed Medicaid, other health care cuts
Speakers raised concerns about a wide range of provisions in House and Senate budget measures' that would impact coverage under Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
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'A huge problem that's going to have wide impacts': Nebraskans attend town hall on GOP budget bill
Amanda Gershon, who is disabled and diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disorder, showed up and spoke at the town hall Monday. "I'm terrified," Gershon told KETV regarding the proposed Medicaid cuts in the reconciliation bill.
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