Amidst Public Health Crisis, Nebraskans Prioritize Healthcare, Concern for Medicaid Expansion and State Job Performance

The Nebraska Voters’ Outlook is a statewide public opinion research initiative measuring Nebraskans’ thoughts on a cross-section of state policy and issues impacting children and families in Nebraska. The poll of 900 Nebraskans is conducted by the independent polling firm Patinkin Research Strategies, between March 19-March 25, 2020. Full results are available here. View the research memo here. Press release available here. Amidst a public health, economic crisis, Nebraskans largely believe (64%) the state is heading in the right direction, a 6 point increase since July 2019 polling. Aside from education quality (+24 positive margin), Nebraskans believe the state legislature is under-performing on all other public policy priorities. Nebraskans prioritize healthcare amid pandemic “Perhaps now more than ever, Nebraskans understand how important healthcare is to their lives, and the lives of others,” said Hadley Richters, CEO of Holland Children’s Institute. A 69 percent majority prioritized access to affordable healthcare, ranking …

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