Nebraska news and information

Joyce Beck, who runs a small hospital and network of medical clinics in Nebraska, is reluctant to plan for the future until voters decide between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Alegent Creighton Health is the new name for the Omaha, Neb.-area facilities included in the deal that will allow Alegent Health to acquire Creighton University Medical Center, according to a news release.
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The number of Nebraskans without health insurance has exploded over the past decade as rising costs force more small businesses, farmers and individuals to drop coverage, a state health researcher said.
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A senior federal judge in Lincoln, Neb., has tossed out a lawsuit filed by seven states and several Catholic organizations and employees who claimed that the healthcare reform law's requirement that insurance plans provide birth control services to women violates their First Amendment rights.
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Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is warning Nebraska lawmakers that he will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the federal health care law.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey, a former U.S. senator and governor of Nebraska, will make an announcement regarding the national debate on healthcare reform and his plan for change.
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The U.S. medical community and the world watched in horror last month as the condition of Aimee Copeland spiraled downward.
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Catholic Health Initiatives, Englewood, Colo., announced plans to take over 10-hospital Alegent Health from its joint-venture partner, Immanuel.
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With a deal in place to acquire nearby Creighton University Medical Center, Alegent Health could soon increase its dominance in the Omaha, Neb., market.The takeover would consolidate four major hospital players into three and give Alegent roughly half of the adult acute-care market.
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Alegent Health, part of Catholic Health Initiatives, has inked a deal to acquire Creighton University Medical Center-St. Joseph Hospital from Tenet Healthcare Corp, Dallas.
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