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Families in Nebraska say state is taking away vital Medicaid funds from disabled people
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (54+ words) Nebraska has slashed Medicaid funds for nearly 900 people with developmental disabilities after using an algorithm to determine eligibility. NBC News' senior investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh reports. Nebraska has slashed Medicaid funds for nearly 900 people with developmental disabilities after using an…...
Nebraska has awarded roughly half of $218M in funds allotted for first year of rural health program
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) LINCOLN — Nebraska so far has awarded nearly $100 million of its $218.5 million first-year allotment from a federal grant program aimed at filling healthcare gaps in rural communities. Ashley Newmyer, director of public health for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human…...
Cyclospora outbreak reaches Nebraska as health officials investigate source
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) A nationwide outbreak of the parasite Cyclospora has reached Nebraska, according to health experts at CHI Health. While only a handful of cases have been identified in the state, doctors say the true number of infections may be higher because…...
Coronavirus testing in Nebraska has lagged that of some states, but so have cases — and deaths
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1814+ words) Nebraska officials have taken some knocks because the state has trailed some neighbors in the number of people who have been tested for the novel coronavirus. The state ranked 44th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., on Thursday in the number of…...
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (810+ words) By JOSH FUNK and MIKE STOBBE U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine. “Through close collaboration among federal, state, and local partners, HHS helped protect the American people, contain potential risks, and…...
Omaha leaders mark end of quarantine for cruise passengers exposed to hantavirus
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) Nebraska officials celebrated the conclusion of a six-week quarantine for 18 cruise ship passengers linked to hantavirus exposure, highlighting the state’s role in public health responses. The six-week quarantine operation for 18 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, linked to hantavirus…...
Quarantine ends for last of hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (804+ words) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine. “Through close collaboration among federal, state, and local partners, HHS helped protect the American people, contain potential risks, and bring this response effort to a…...
Last Omaha quarantines end for cruise ship passengers without new hantavirus cases
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) A 42-day quarantine ended Sunday for all 18 former passengers of a cruise ship stricken with a hantavirus outbreak, including the six who had remained at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, federal health officials confirmed Monday. Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers…...
Five passengers from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship depart quarantine in Omaha
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (209+ words) Five former passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship who have been observed for the past three weeks at the National Quarantine Center in Omaha have returned to their home states for continued monitoring, Nebraska Medicine officials announced early Tuesday. Medical…...
5 American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus leave Nebraska quarantine facility
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) OMAHA, Neb. — Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday. The five people will complete their monitoring…...