Nebraska Expands Medicaid for New Moms Who Can’t Afford Private Health Insurance

Nebraska has joined other Republican-led states to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage; a move described by some as part of the GOP’s ‘pro-life’ agenda.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a statue dedication ceremony for U.S. writer and novelist Willa Cather in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 7, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Nebraska will give new moms who can’t afford private health insurance a full year of Medicaid coverage under an order issued this week by Gov. Jim Pillen.

Mr. Pillen, a Republican, signed the law enabling the expansion in June, touting it as a show of the state’s commitment to the health and well-being of women and children during a critical period in their lives.