Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State’s $219M in Rural Health Funding By Arielle Zionts April 15, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/dialysis-unit-closes-rural-transformation-health-fund-nebraska/ KFF Health News: Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite The State’s $219M In Rural Health Funding The sun was just warming the horizon as Mark Pieper left his house near his cattle ranch on a crisp February morning. It’s not unusual for the rancher to wake up early to tend to livestock, but at 5:45 a.m. this day his cattle wouldn’t come first. For the past 3½ years, three days a week, Pieper has made an early-morning commute to get dialysis at the nearest hospital. (Zionts, 4/15)