Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage

Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage November 9, 20265:00 AM ET

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Rachana Pradhan

Shortly after being diagnosed with kidney cancer, Eli McCreary of Omaha, Neb., was told by a hospital that he'd lost his Medicaid coverage. Chris Machian/KFF Health News hide caption

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Eli McCreary of Omaha, Neb., said he had recently been diagnosed with kidney cancer when he got a call from a local hospital run by CHI Health. He said he was informed that he wasn't insured anymore under Medicaid — and that the hospital would cancel his appointments unless he paid out-of-pocket.