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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday December 08, 2024 ( 3 items )  

NABIP Urges Resolution in Nebraska Medicare Advantage Dispute
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (formerly the National Association of Health Underwriters) issued the following statement on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Jessica Brooks-Woods, CEO of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP), which represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, consultants and benefits professionals nationwide, today issued the following statement: "Recent disputes between Me  more

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts 1.2 Million Acres of Nebraska Wetlands at Risk
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Nebraska $951 Million Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists found the decision puts 1.2 million acres of wetlands in Nebraska at risk of destructi  more

UCS Analysis Finds Sackett Decision Puts 30 Million Acres of Wetlands at Risk
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Upper Midwest $22 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 30 million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest (I  more