Nebraska LB929: Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees

What the bill says

A bill FOR AN ACT relating to the medical assistance program; to amend section 68-912, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to allow managed care organizations to pay deductibles, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees; and to repeal the original section.

From the introduced text:

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the medical assistance program; to amend section 68-912, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to allow managed care organizations to pay deductibles, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees; and to repeal the original section. Section 1. Section 68-912, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is amended to read: 68-912 (1) The department may establish (a) premiums, copayments, and deductibles for goods and services provided under the medical assistance program, (b) limits on the amount, duration, and scope of goods and services that recipients may receive under the medical assistance program subject to subsection (5) of this section, and (c) requirements for recipients of medical assistance as a necessary condition for the continued receipt of such assistance, including, but not limited to, active participation in care coordination and appropriate disease management programs and activities. (2) In establishing and limiting coverage for services under the medical assistance program, the department shall consider (a) the effect of such coverage and limitations on recipients of medical assistance and medical assistance expenditures, (b) the public policy in section 68-905, (c) the experience and outcomes of other states, (d) the nature and scope of benchmark or benchmark-equivalent health insurance coverage as recognized under federal law, and (e) other relevant factors as determined by the department. (3) Coverage for mandatory …

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Sponsors

• John Fredrickson (NP, 20) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 17, 2026: Communication
2. April 17, 2026: Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 22-26-1
3. April 17, 2026: Fredrickson MO586 failed
4. April 17, 2026: Fredrickson MO586 That LB929 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed
5. April 17, 2026: Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026
6. April 17, 2026: Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
7. April 10, 2026: President/Speaker signed
8. April 10, 2026: Passed on Final Reading 31-18*-0
9. April 8, 2026: Placed on Final Reading
10. April 8, 2026: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

Votes

• MOTION TO OVERRIDE (April 17, 2026): 22 yea, 26 nay, failed
• Final Reading (April 10, 2026): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
• General File: AM 2991 Health (April 2, 2026): 29 yea, 8 nay, passed
• General File: ADVANCE TO E&R INITIAL (April 2, 2026): 28 yea, 9 nay, passed

Common questions

What is LB929?

LB929 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees.

What does LB929 do?

In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT relating to the medical assistance program; to amend section 68-912, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to allow managed care organizations to pay deductibles, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees; and to repeal the original section.

What is the status of LB929?

Passed both chambers as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Communication (April 17, 2026).

Who sponsored LB929?

John Fredrickson (NP, 20).

Where is the official record for LB929?

On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63088