(AP) — Nebraska lawmakers who want to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law are promising to press the issue again next year.

Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln said Tuesday that lawmakers will study alternatives to the proposed expansion, as well as the economic impact on Nebraska and local communities.

Campbell introduced a bill this year that would have extended coverage to tens of thousands of low-income adults. Supporters of the measure failed to overcome a filibuster led by a group of conservative lawmakers.

Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha says lawmakers are willing to look at other options that meet the bill’s goals.

Campbell announced the study alongside 21 senators, about half of the Legislature.