Medicaid
Started May 1, 2026
- Who it covers
- Adults 19 to 64 who got Medicaid through expansion, unless exempt
- Hours needed
- 80 a month of work, volunteering, school, or a work program, in any mix
- When it starts
- May 1, 2026. Applicants from 2026-05-01. Current members checked at renewal if coverage ends on or after 2026-07-31; May-June 2026 renewals not checked until 2027.
- How often they check
- At application and renewal, state data first. Renewals go to every 6 months (news report).
- Months they look back
- Applicants: the month before the month they apply.
- Hardship exceptions
- Travel for serious medical care; hospital or nursing home stay; county with a federal emergency or high unemployment.
- Proof of volunteer hours
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Notes
- Heritage Health Adult (Medicaid expansion), ages 19-64. 80 hours a month of work, school, a work program or community service, or $580 a month income. First state to start early.
- Official page
- Nebraska Medicaid agency
SNAP
- Does volunteering count?
- Yes
- Time limit waiver
- No waiver. The time limit applies everywhere in the state. No time limit waiver is in effect in this state as of Oct. 1, 2026, per USDA's quarterly waiver status list. Checked October 9, 2026.
- How many hours
- Adults 18-64 with no dependents under 14: work, volunteer or job training at least 20 hours a week or 80 a month (in place from 2025-10-20).
- Volunteer form
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Who signs it
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- When it's due
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Official page
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.