Dr. Merlin Friesen was another of the doctors who testified in support of LB 1032 at a Legislative hearing on February 10, 2016. Dr. Friesen pointed out medical debt is a large cause of bankruptcies in Nebraska, which is among a dwindling list of states that have not passed a solution for low-income people to afford health coverage.
“It can be done, and it is being done. It’s just not being done in Nebraska,” Dr. Friesen said. “And if this is The Good Life, I think we should do it.”