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NE Medicaid Expansion: Birth of an Entitlement Nation

Originally published April 22, 2018, By Linda. Updated April 22, 2018. Leave a Comment

NE Medicaid Expansion:  Birth of an Entitlement Nation

The purpose of this article is to sketch a short history of Medicaid.  Why? “We study the past to understand the present; we understand the present to guide the future.”     — William Lund Nebraskans are, even now, being asked to sign a petition to put the question of whether to expand the state’s Medicaid program […]

Filed Under: Budget, Charity vs Welfare, Featured, Government Spending, Health Care, Medicaid, Nebraska, Welfare Tagged With: ballot initiative, ballot initiatives, Featured, government spending, Health Care, health care law, health care reform, healthcare, healthcare reform, initiative petition, medicaid, medicaid expansion, nebraska budget, nebraska medicaid expansion

NE Medicaid Expansion: The Race is On (AGAIN)

Originally published April 14, 2018, By Linda. Updated April 22, 2018. 1 Comment

NE Medicaid Expansion:  The Race is On (AGAIN)

Back on January 17, 2013, I published an article here at the GiN website entitled “NE Medicaid Expansion: The Race is On.”  I followed up with an entire series of articles detailing why Medicaid expansion is an uncommonly bad idea.  Those articles were widely read and, I believe, effective in helping to prevent Medicaid expansion […]

Filed Under: Charity vs Welfare, Featured, Government Spending, Health Care, Medicaid, Nebraska, Personal Responsibility, State Legislation, Taxes, Unicameral, Welfare Tagged With: ballot initiative, ballot initiatives, Featured, Health Care, health care reform, healthcare reform, initiative petition, medicaid, medicaid expansion, nebraska medicaid expansion

OBAMACARE: When You Put Out a Fire, What Do You Replace It With?

Originally published March 29, 2014, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

OBAMACARE: When You Put Out a Fire, What Do You Replace It With?

No matter how disastrously some policy has turned out, anyone who criticizes it can expect to hear: “But what would you replace it with?” When you put out a fire, what do you replace it with? — Thomas Sowell I agree wholeheartedly with Thomas Sowell, so you may be surprised to learn that the purpose […]

Filed Under: Featured, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid Tagged With: aca, affordable care act, free market, free market solutions, government spending, Health Care, health care law, health care reform, health insurance, health insurance reform, healthcare reform, limited government, medicaid, nebraska legislature, nebraska unicameral, obamacare, progressivism, thomas sowell

Senator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)

Originally published April 20, 2013, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Senator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)

District 10 GOP Senator Bob Krist withdrew as co-introducer of the bill aimed at an extensive expansion of Nebraska’s largest welfare program. So, now what? Read full articleSenator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)

Filed Under: Health Care, Medicaid, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: aca, bob krist, cedars youth services, douglas county republican party, greg adams, Health Care, health care law, heath mello, jeremy nordquist, kathy campbell, lb577, legislative debate, legislative journal, medicaid, medicaid expansion, nebraska, nebraska medicaid, negop, obamacare, one world clinic, patient protection and affordable care act, ppaca, sara howard

Saturday (March 16) Conference for Concerned Citizens

Originally published March 15, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Saturday (March 16) Conference for Concerned Citizens

If you’re interested in important issues like… Discriminatory “Anti-Discrimination” legislation like the Lincoln and Omaha “Fairness” ordinances creating new classes of protected individuals including homosexuals, transgender, etc. Implementation of “ObamaCare” – the health care law Efforts to implement “green” policies (referred to as sustainable development by many, and also known as Agenda 21) Rights of […]

Filed Under: Events, Meetings, Morality Tagged With: 103rd unicameral, agenda 21, concerned citizens conference, defend the family international, dr. scott lively, green agenda, Health Care, march 16 2013, nebraska legislation, obamacare, parental rights, Sustainable Development, Unicameral, west point nebraska

Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free

Originally published February 15, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free

Author’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series – see the […]

Filed Under: Budget, Budget, Character, Charity vs Welfare, Civil Society, Deficit, Featured, Federal, Founding Principles, Government Spending, Health Care, Medicaid, Nebraska, Personal Responsibility, Progressivism, Senators, State Legislation, State Sovereignty, Welfare Tagged With: aca medicaid, affordable care act medicaid, balance state budget, balanced state budget, Ben Nelson, cornhusker kickback, dire straits, economics of medicaid expansion, entitlement spending, entitlement spending nebraska, entitlements, expand medicaid, federal share of medicaid, federal share of medicaid spending, federal tax dollars are not found money, federal tax dollars are not free, federal tax dollars to pay for medicaid, found money, free health care, free healthcare, free money, government, government spending, Grassroots in Nebraska, Health Care, health care law, health care reform, healthcare, healthcare reform, henry hazlitt, lb 577, lb577, legislature, limited government, medicaid, medicaid expansion, money for nothing and chicks for free, money for nothing and health care for free, ne, ne medicaid, ne medicaid expansion, ne medicaid funding, ne medicaid spending, nebr, nebraska, nebraska budget, nebraska legislature, nebraska medicaid, nebraska medicaid benefits, nebraska medicaid funding, nebraska medicaid programs, nebraska medicaid reform, nebraska medicaid reform legislation, nebraska unicameral, no free lunch, no such thing as a free lunch, obamacare, politicians, senator ben nelson, senator bob krist, senator harry reid, source of funds nebraska, sources of funds federal government, state senator bob krist, state senator krist, state senators, state share of medicaid spending, Unicameral, voluntary medicaid expansion, welfare, welfare spending

Sending Granny (and Gramps) to the Home

Originally published February 4, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Sending Granny (and Gramps) to the Home

Author’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series, and see the […]

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People Don’t Walk Away From a Fool and His Money

Originally published January 28, 2013, By Linda. Updated February 25, 2018. Leave a Comment

People Don’t Walk Away From a Fool and His Money

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list. * * * * * * * * * * You’re probably familiar with the old adage “a fool and his money are soon parted.” Paul McCartney put a twist on this proverb in his lyrics for the song […]

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Let’s See What Condition Our Condition Is In

Originally published January 21, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Let’s See What Condition Our Condition Is In

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list.  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * How did Nebraska’s Medicaid program morph into one that’s rated second only to the one operated by the State of Massachusetts in terms of the most benefits offered while, […]

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NE Medicaid Expansion: The Race is On

Originally published January 17, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

NE Medicaid Expansion: The Race is On

Author’s Note:  This is the first in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. See the bottom of this article for a complete series list. *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * Last […]

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