CHAPPELL, Neb. (AP) – A Deuel County sheriff’s deputy who lost his family health insurance after he was shot four times while serving arrest warrants will get $1,500 from the county.
Mike Hutchinson was injured Dec. 3 while trying to arrest a suspect in Big Springs. He’s left a hospital and has been recovering.
He lost his group plan coverage May 31 after the county’s new third-party provider determined that he wasn’t working the required number of hours. Officials say coverage rules aren’t set by the county.
The county commissioners voted Tuesday for Hutchinson’s one-time stipend. Hutchinson says he’ll use the money to obtain coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Officials say his medical bills from the shooting have been covered by workers’ compensation insurance.