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Thousands rolled off Medicaid who could still qualify for benefits, budget talks reveal
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — As lawmakers debate the state’s budget, the Louisiana Department of...
Louisiana paid nearly $113 million in Medicaid benefits for people not living in state
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Louisiana Department of Health paid out about $112.6 million in Medicaid benefits for nearly 14,000 adults who did not live in the state during the coverage period, an audit of Louisiana ...
Jeff Landry names secretaries of health, wildlife, family services in blockbuster appointments
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoFormer Congressman Ralph Abraham will lead the state's largest agency as Republican Louisiana...
Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health...
Louisiana closes 3 remaining abortion clinics amid legal battle over reproductive rights
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoSHREVEPORT, La. — Hope Medical Group for Women has had to shut down and reopen several times since...
Mississippi Medicaid expansion bill likely heading to added committee for compromise
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs of Thursday afternoon, the Mississippi Senate and House have passed different versions of...
Louisiana legislature overrides governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLouisiana’s legislature utilized its Republican supermajority Tuesday to enact a ban on...
'Horrific' Hurricane Ida nursing home evacuation: Owner faces fraud, cruelty charges after deaths
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida...
Louisiana nursing home owner charged after 7 residents died in Ida evacuation to warehouse
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Louisiana Attorney General's Office charged a nursing home owner following an investigation an...
Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA new policy that allows states to provide Medicaid health care coverage to incarcerated people at...