Medicaid Cuts Threaten Nebraskans’ Access to Health Care
NMA opposes proposed Medicaid cuts, citing harmful impacts to children, rural care, and state infrastructure Congress is currently considering widescale Medicaid eligibility reforms and deep funding cuts as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” As the voice for [...]
Governor Pillen Signs Significant Prior Authorization Reform into Law
(Lincoln, NE) - Yesterday, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act (LB 77) into law. The new law reforms the prior authorization (PA) processes that require a patient’s health plan to approve a service or [...]
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte’s Hospital Restoration Project
To honor our True Nebraska Physician Hero By Britt Thedinger, MD Against all odds, our Nebraska medical colleague, Susan La Flesche, graduated as Valedictorian from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1889, becoming our country’s first Native American physician—and [...]
Help Support NMA’s LB527
Nebraska Physicians, As many of you know, NMA is spearheading LB527, a bold proposal to strengthen the Medicaid program and increase access to care. This legislation provides a significant increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for services provided by physician practices [...]
Centralized Credentialing for Nebraska Medicaid is Coming Soon
Nebraska Medicaid approved the Centralized Verification Organization (CVO) selection by the three Nebraska managed care organizations (Nebraska Total Care, Molina Healthcare and United Healthcare Community Plan) of the shared CVO vendor, Verisys. Beginning January 1, 2025, providers seeking initial credentialing [...]
Join Us in Shaping the Future of Medicine in Nebraska
Dear Colleagues, As your new NMA President, I’m honored to lead our association at a time when the voice of Nebraska’s physicians is more crucial than ever. In our recent survey, you shared your compliments, concerns, and priorities, and I [...]
