Nebraska Medicaid Expansion Reaches Goal for Ballot Initiative
Supporters of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska say they have reached their goal to become the third Republican-leaning state this year to put an initiative on the November general election ballot.
The group Insure The Good Life said Thursday that more than 133,000 signatures – shattering the required 85,000 needed -- will be submitted Thursday to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office to bring healthcare to 90,000 Nebraskans via ballot measure. The Secretary of State and county clerks then have 40 days to certify the signatures, supporters said Thursday.
"Nebraska has left more than $1 billion of Nebraskans’ tax dollars on the table - dollars that we send to Washington D.C. and don’t see again.” former Nebraska Senator Kathy Campbell said Thursday. “Let’s bring that money home - money that is already going to states like Arkansas, Iowa, and California.”
Nebraska, Utah and Idaho could follow the lead of voters in Maine who last November voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act via ballot initiative. These states are seeking ballot initiatives because their Republican-leaning legislatures or governors have been roadblocks to the idea.
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