Advocacy News 2026Apr02

We appreciate your ongoing involvement in the legislative process. 

Advocacy Update

We are on day 55 of the 60 day session… the HOME STRETCH! There have been some late nights and a number of contested issues. This week we heard a lot about AI data centers and the potential impacts on Nebraska along with a host of other issues. 

Although the budget has been passed and presented to the Governor, we still have appropriations bills in various stages. There are still a number of priority bills that are yet to be debated. We have made some progress on the bills that are important to LeadingAge Nebraska members. We have had to play both offense and defense this session. You can find the current status of bills that are important to us here. 

We are already working on preparations for the next session with a variety of collaborators. We have been gathering information on areas of concern throughout the session and will continue to review this information in the interim. 

LeadingAge replies to CRUSH RFI

On March 30, LeadingAge submitted its response to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services request for information (RFI) on the Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH) initiative. LeadingAge answered a wide range of questions related to fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage from the perspective of our members across the continuum. We emphasized transparency, state-federal partnerships, technology, and involving providers and other stakeholders from impacted areas in solutions. Our full response can be found here.