Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Medically Needy Share of Cost · About this organization
What you get
Possible Medicaid coverage after your medical expenses meet a calculated monthly amount.
How to start
Ask the agency about the medical-expense calculation and send the requested income and bill records.
The details, as published
People over ordinary Medicaid income limits who meet another coverage category may establish monthly coverage after qualifying medical expenses meet the calculated spenddown.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Medically Needy Share of Cost — medical and insurance costs
People over ordinary Medicaid income limits who meet another coverage category may establish monthly coverage after qualifying medical expenses meet the calculated spenddown.
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
The program does not publish an age limit.
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
- Online Portal · Open form or page
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.
- Medically Needy Share of Cost · checked Aug 24, 2026