Nebraska PANS PANDAS Coalition is lead by one of ASPIRE’s Nebraska Lead, Grace Troupe. Please contact her directly to become involved in legislative advocacy in Nebraska. Please visit the NE PANS PANDAS Coalition Facebook Page for more updates. Grace has set up a Nebraska advocacy page that she will update with current information in addition to the information on this page.
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Please see below for Bill Information and Call to Action items.
IMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION – Submit Testimony TODAY! Information is below
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General Legislative Information
- Legislative Recap – PANS PANDAS Legislation Nationwide
- How Get Started: How to talk to your state representative
- Look Up Your State Representative & State Senator in your district
- ASPIRE Legislative Action Toolkit: Information for Legislators Toolkit
- Legislative Talking Tips
- Legislative Writing Points & Examples: Testimony & Short Form Emails
Current Legislative Efforts
LB762 – Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
Bill Status: Nebraska Legislature
Bill Language: As Introduced
Current Bill Summary:
LB762 – Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to insurance; to define terms; to require coverage for treatment of certain pediatric autoimmune disorders; to require a report; and to provide an operative date. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
Sponsor: Senator Dungan
Co-Sponsors: Coming Soon
Committee: Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
- Sen. Mike Jacobson, Chairperson
- Sen. Eliot Bostar
- Sen. George Dungan
- Sen. Bob Hallstrom (VC)
- Sen. Brian Hardin
- Sen. Merv Reipe
- Sen. R. Brad von Gillern
- Sen. Dave Wordekemper
ASPIRE Testimony Letters Provided
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How two elementary school-aged girls became advocates for insurance reform in Nebraska
Note From Grace Troupe, NE PANS PANDAS Coalition Lead
Current Call to Action Items
Progress is being made in Nebraska but real change happens when legislators hear directly from the families they represent. We will be sharing upcoming Calls to Action to help educate Nebraska senators about PANS/PANDAS and why insurance coverage matters. You don’t need to be an expert in policy or medicine. Legislators speak with constituents every day, and they expect to hear from families about issues affecting their health and access to care.
Your lived experience is powerful. Sharing your story helps lawmakers understand what PANS/PANDAS looks like in real life—and why action is needed. We’ll guide you every step of the way, and participation is always at your comfort level.
CTA 1 – Nebraska Contact Form
Fill out the Nebraska Contact form. While we will announce CTAs on social media, we must be able to reach people more quickly and consistently!
CTA 2- Submit Written Testimony Today
Call to action! Here are some very practical way to support families with PANS/PANDAS. Please take 2 minutes to submit online testimony and stand up for Nebraska kids with PANS/PANDAS.
📣 1. Submit online testimony:
Anyone can submit testimony, even if you don’t live in Nebraska. Use this link: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=62636&docnum=LB762&leg=109
Click the button that says “Submit Online Testimony for LB762”
Not sure what to say? For longer testimony, we ask you to follow the
Please write about the following KEY TOPICS: https://aspire.care/blog/legislative-talking-writing-points/#Talkingpoints
For a short script you can use or modify!
Dear members of the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee,
I support LB762 because children with PANS/PANDAS deserve access to medically necessary treatment.Delays or denials of care can permanently impact a child’s health, education, and future. LB762 would provide clarity for insurers and critical protection for Nebraska families.
The Due Date – The deadline to submit and verify a comment for the hearing record for LB762 is Tuesday, February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM Central Time but please submit early. A short testimony is better than no testimony!
💚 2. Attend the Committee Hearing Feb 17th at 1:30pm in room 1507 of the Nebraska State Capitol. Wear green in support!
↗️ 3. Share this information as far and wide as you can! Let’s make it hard to ignore our voices! Our kids NEED help!
🌟 4. Stay updated! Follow our page at https://www.facebook.com/NEpans if you’d like to stay up to date on the bill and hear other ways to support along the way.
So thankful for everyone who is taking the time to support this push to get treatment covered!
CTA 3 – Contact & Meet With Your State Senator
We need your help educating your state senator about PANS/PANDAS and asking them to co-sign the drafted bill.
Please contact your senator’s office to request an in-person or virtual meeting. Grace has already met with nearly the entire Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee, helping lay important groundwork for these conversations. If your senator is a member of the committee, please contact Grace prior to meeting with them!
To make this easier, Grace has provided an Example Letter to Request a Meeting along with meeting and follow up tips that you can use or adapt. If you know other PANS/PANDAS families in your district, meeting as a small group can be helpful but it’s completely okay to meet individually if that’s what works best for you.
Tell Your Story: Describe how delayed treatment or the inability to treat has affected the patient’s daily life, including symptoms and functioning. Include information on how lack of insurance ultimately affects the patient and the entire family. Stay focused. Be concise. Only discuss matters relevant to this bill.
- Writing/Talking Points – Provides more information on how to frame your impact statement
- Overall Impact Statement – Provide an overall impact statement on the patient’s and family’s emotional, physical, and financial health. Assume this may be all the legislators read. This should be a short paragraph summarizing how the lack of insurance for PANS/PANDAS has impacted the patient’s and the family’s lives. It can be used as a stand-alone statement or as an introductory paragraph to a longer testimony letter.
- Impact of Not Accessing Appropriate Treatment
- Financial Impact
- School Impact:
- Family Impact
- Lack of Insurance Coverage Impact
- Impact of Not Accessing Appropriate Treatment
- Overall Impact Statement – Provide an overall impact statement on the patient’s and family’s emotional, physical, and financial health. Assume this may be all the legislators read. This should be a short paragraph summarizing how the lack of insurance for PANS/PANDAS has impacted the patient’s and the family’s lives. It can be used as a stand-alone statement or as an introductory paragraph to a longer testimony letter.
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Gabriella True
2 comments to Nebraska PANS PANDAS Updates
Jasmine Faith Ables
February 16, 2026Please pass this for the kids ty
Gabriella True
February 16, 2026Hi Jasmine,
Please contact your representatives directly. If you have not submitted testimony in advance of the hearing, please do so now. Instructions are on this page.