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NHA legislative update
LINCOLN—The following "bills of interest" to NHA members have advanced. The NHA's position is listed behind each bill number,
as well as the bill description and current status.
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LB 226 - (Monitor) Authorize medical consent and contracting authority for certain persons eighteen years of age. Approved by Governor on
3/3/10.
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LB 698 - (Monitor) Eliminate certain insurance premium tax provisions.
Approved by Governor on 3/3/10.
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LB 780 - (Support) Change Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act provisions relating to personal injuries. Placed on General File on 3/3/10. Wallman priority bill.
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LB 800 - (Neutral) Provide methods of early intervention for children at risk.
Placed on General File on 3/4/10. Judiciary priority bill.
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LB 872 - (Support) Change applicability of a medical fee schedule relating to workers' compensation. Placed on General File on 3/3/10.
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LB 884 - (Support) Require employers to provide employees with wage and deduction information as prescribed.
Placed on General File on 3/3/10.
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LB 906 - (Oppose) Eliminate restrictions on sales of alcohol near certain places. Placed on General File on 3/4/10.
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LB 945 - (Support) Prohibit use of handheld wireless communication devices while driving. Placed on General File on 3/4/10.
Wightman priority bill.
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LB 1002 - (Monitor) Provide for applications to the Commission on Indian Affairs for state assistance. Placed on Select File on 3/2/10.
Loudon priority bill.
Click here to view the NHA 2010 Bills of Interest Summary. For additional
legislative updates, visit www.nhanet.org.
If you would like to share your perspective on a particular bill, please contact Bruce Rieker, Vice
President, Advocacy, at (402) 742-8146 or
brieker@nhanet.org.
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Nebraska Hospital Association, March 1, 2010
Anatomical gift bill advanced
LINCOLN—Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 2 to a bill that would adopt the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Omaha Senator Brenda Council, sponsor of
LB 1036, said the bill would make existing Nebraska law governing anatomical gifts consistent with federal law and new technologies and practices regarding organ, tissue and eye donation.
Read more.
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Unicameral Update, March 2, 2010
LINCOLN—President Obama met with insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure out whether they could meet the president's timetable for enacting legislation within a few weeks. Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, told reporters that the president expected the House to complete its work by March 18, when Obama is to leave for Australia and Indonesia. But the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other Congressional leaders outlined steps that would make it difficult to meet that timetable, the
New York Times reports.
Read
more.
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New York Times, March 4, 2010
WASHINGTON—Democratic lawmakers not seeking reelection in a tough political environment are at the center of party efforts to secure passage of health care reform.
Alone, the handful of House members do not make up a large enough bloc to assure a Democratic victory, even if they all came together behind the push by President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Read more.
— The Hill, March 6, 2010
WASHINGTON—Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called five insurance company executives, including the heads of UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint Inc., to the White House March 4 and told them they need to disclose more data justifying sharp premium increases. Insurers said the drug makers, medical-device makers, hospitals, and other health care companies are driving up the underlying cost of medical care. They said that trying to lower premiums without addressing those costs was destined to fail, the
Wall Street Journal reports.
Read more.
— Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2010
WASHINGTON—At this point, a yearlong health reform effort will
live or die in Congress by a few votes that go one way or the other, all in the
next few weeks.
President Barack Obama knows this as well as anyone, which is why on Thursday he
invited a mix of House Democrats—some of the most liberal, and some of the most
conservative—to the White House, where he told them to do whatever they can to
rally support among their fellow members.
And since it appears that the president won’t attract a single Republican vote,
wavering Democrats should brace themselves for plenty of attention—from the
voters, their leaders and Obama himself, who, a spokesman said, wants a House
vote by March 18.
Read more.
— Politico, March 5, 2010
For more information about health-related
legislative bills or resolutions, contact: Bruce Rieker, Vice President,
Advocacy, at (402) 742-8146 or
brieker@nhanet.org.
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