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Senate advances health‑care package to expand coverage, ease scope‑of‑practice rules and shore up rural pipeline
Summary
Senators advanced a multi‑bill health package — LB332 with committee amendments — that expands Medicaid coverage options, adjusts scope‑of‑practice rules and adds statutory support for a rural health workforce pipeline program (ARHOP).
LB332 advanced with a multi‑bill committee package that combines several health‑related measures, including Medicaid coverage expansions, scope‑of‑practice updates and a statutory recognition of a rural health workforce program.
Senator Hardin described LB332 as a package to “cool the medical desert” in rural Nebraska. Key elements in the committee amendment AM 7‑29 (and supplemental AM 8‑28) include: - LB332: Require Medicaid coverage for psychological services provided by doctoral‑level psychology interns working under supervision and credentialed…
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