Curt Safranek, an Omaha father seeking answers about how Nebraska funds care for families with disabilities, says the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services answered his public records request with an eye-popping estimate: $976,263.77.
The agency also projected the records wouldn’t be ready until Sept. 29, 2076, when Safranek would be 105.
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According to the Nebraska Examiner, the lawsuit centers on a Sept. 23 records request from Safranek seeking communications between DHHS staff and Alvarez & Marsal. DHHS chose the firm on Aug. 18 to independently review how the agency used the interRAI assessment tool.
Since July 2025, Nebraska has used interRAI to determine Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver funding for families. The tool is also used in 25 other states…