Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Coverage for Children · About this organization
What you get
Comprehensive Medicaid health coverage for children.
How to start
Ask the agency for the health-coverage application and household document list.
The details, as published
Nebraska Medicaid provides comprehensive coverage for income-eligible children through age 18 with 12 months continuous eligibility.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Medicaid Coverage for Children — medical and insurance costs
Nebraska Medicaid provides comprehensive coverage for income-eligible children through age 18 with 12 months continuous eligibility.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Nebraska child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific criteria are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: NE.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official program route and contact Nebraska DHHS for current eligibility screening, forms, and authorization.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer alone may not satisfy disability, SSI, Medicaid, developmental, caregiver, or level-of-care requirements; individual authorization and capacity rules apply.
- Confirm current individual eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and application processing.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Children's Health Insurance Program · checked Aug 24, 2026