Students are counting down to summer, and the Department of Health and Human Services just approved the Summer EBT program for children.The program gives eligible families $120 per child for the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The federal Department of Agriculture has approved the Department of Health and Human Services’ Summer EBT program. Nebraska was the fourth state in the nation to be approved ...

Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May, and the federal government this week released a first look at what all states ...

Over $13,000 in federal and state taxpayer dollars was fraudulently used in a Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) program, according to a new Nebraska state audit. The personal assistance ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX. FLAGRANT ABUSE AND FRAUD. THAT’S AT THE NEBRASKA STATE AUDITOR SAYS HE FOUND IN A PROGRAM AIMED AT HELPING LOW INCOME, ELDERLY AND DISABLED NEBRASKANS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I ...

Optum/United Healthcare officials, in a statement to the Nebraska Examiner, said they were working with providers: "We're committed to keeping care accessible for our members by working with providers ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Less than a month ago, Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley announced his intention to collaborate with newly-approved Dr. Steve Corsi, CEO of the state’s Department of Health and ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved on Monday the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to run the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, program. An ...

He foresees a rollout of potential changes early next year. "The door's been a little too open for our liking," Ahern said. Nudging DHHS to re-examine the program is recent scrutiny by federal ...