Nebraska Health Insurance

How healthy is living in Nebraska?

Nebraska fell three spots – from 10th to 13th – in the 2008 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation.

The state's best and worst category rankings:

• High school graduation – 1st (87.8 percent of ninth graders eventually graduate)
• Poor physical health days – 2nd
• Poor mental health days – 3rd
• Immunization coverage – 6th
• Air pollution – 10th
• Infant mortality – 10th
• Cancer deaths – 10th
• Premature death – 10th
• Prevalence of binge drinking – 41st

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Nebraska.

Does Nebraska have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

Nebraska Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
(402) 343-3574 or toll-free 1-877-348-4304 (M-F 8am-4:30pm)

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.

Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Nebraska

Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Nebraska and all other states.
• Its guide on how to find health insurance in Nebraska.
• Materiales En Español – Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.

USNews health insurance rankings for Nebraska

US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Nebraska.

Official State Goverment Sites with Nebraska Health Insurance Information

Nebraska Medicaid -- providing health care services to eligible elderly and disabled individuals and eligible low-income pregnant women, children and parents.

Nebraska Kids Connection -- health care coverage for qualified children developed by the State of Nebraska. It includes both the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Nebraska Medical Assistance Program (also known as Medicaid).