Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage

Nov 9, 2026 · Rachana Pradhan

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Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage

Shortly after being diagnosed with kidney cancer, Eli McCreary of Omaha, Neb., was told by a hospital that he

Health clinics and organizations advocating for poor and working-class Nebraskans say the rollout of Medicaid work requirements has been rife with problems.

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