MORE ON THE HEALTH CARE BILL

'Governor: Health Care Bill Represents $624 Million in Unfunded Mandates for Neb.'

(Governor's release) -- On Friday, Gov. Dave Heineman sent a letter to Nebraska’s U.S. senators and congressmen regarding the health care reform proposal being considered in the U.S. Senate. The Governor's letter reports that one version of the Senate health care bill would create an estimated unfunded mandate of more than $127 million during the bill's first five years. If the state provided optional expanded coverage during FY 2011-13, costs to the state would total more than $497 million, for a combined total exceeding $624 million. See the release at <http://www.governor.nebraska.gov/news/2009/2009_11/20_health_care_bill.html>