Medicare Supplement Coverage expands for people under 65 in 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. (1/17/2025) - The Nebraska Department of Insurance is reminding Nebraskans of important updates to the state's Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act starting in 2025. Under LB 852, which took effect Jan. 1, 2025, insurance companies that offer supplements to people aged 65 or older are now required to offer a Medicare Supplement option to people under the age of 65 who qualify for Medicare due to disability. 

LINCOLN, Neb. (Dec. 13, 2024) - Health insurance provider Humana announced effective December 31, 2024, it will end contracts with Sanford Health, impacting Nebraskans in two counties in northeast and north central Nebraska.

Affected Locations:
•    Sanford Vermillion Ponca Clinic, 111 E. 2nd St., Ponca, NE - Dixon County
•    Bassett Family Clinic, 103 Clark St., Bassett, NE - Rock County