Community Health Workforce & Licensing: Nebraska lawmakers advanced LB912, creating a statewide endorsement process for community health worker training and updating rules across several health professions, including compacts and practice standards. Long-Term Care Under Medicaid: LB1091 passed to set DHHS requirements for long-term care clients with special needs, keeping skilled nursing services outside Medicaid managed care and limiting risk-based delivery. Adult Day Service Definition: LB1057 updated the Health Care Facility Licensure Act definition of adult day service, clarifying what counts (and what doesn’t) and taking effect immediately. Pediatric Autoimmune Coverage: LB762 requires insurance coverage for specific pediatric autoimmune disorders tied to streptococcal infection, including therapies like antibiotics, behavioral treatment, plasma exchange, and immunoglobulin. Medicaid Cost-Sharing Rules: LB929 allows Medicaid managed care organizations to pay deductibles and cost sharing, with limits on when DHHS can charge enrollees. School Nutrition Access: LB966 adopted the Hunger-Free Schools Act to expand free breakfasts and lunches for qualifying students, with state reimbursement support. Pharmacy Practice Expansion: LB955 lets pharmacists enter practice agreements with physician assistants, with notification and oversight requirements. Food Safety Alert: A major jalapeño recall tied to Salmonella expanded to multiple retailers after hundreds reported sickened, including hospitalizations. Rural Care & AI Skepticism: A national report highlights patients’ worries about governments and companies pushing AI as a rural healthcare solution, while outcomes tracking remains unclear.