Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order on Thursday designed to halt tax funds from going to abortion services.
The order instructs the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to review abortion providers who receive Medicaid funds to determine if those who have been terminated in other states are still participating in Nebraska’s program.
The executive order says the payment of tax funds to abortion clinics, for any purpose, results in the subsidy of abortion, so DHHS has the authority and obligation to determine the qualifications of providers seeking participation in the Medicaid program.
Attorney General Mike Hilgers said two things allowed Pillen to pass this executive order, including the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of South Carolina’s actions in terminating abortion providers and their affiliates from the state’s Medicaid program.
According to the governor’s office, Medicaid payments to abortion providers for non-abortion services in Nebraska totaled $341,197 in 2025.
Governor Pillen, along with Nebraska DHHS CEO Steve Corsi, explained that while the executive order may result in the disenrollment of some clinics from Medicaid, there are other clinics and resources available across the state.
