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Concerns about Medicaid are roiling Congressional town halls. Here's how Louisiana plays in.
Usually constituents are polite when attending town halls, using the events as opportunities to meet and discuss issues with ...
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Louisiana health department failed to oversee parts of state Medicaid program, audit says
More than half the funds spent under a Medicaid incentive program in Louisiana designed to improve health access and outcomes ...
WWNO7d
Louisiana providers brace for potential Medicaid cuts under Trump administration
Host Bob Pavlovich spoke with two Louisiana Medicaid providers—Alice Riener, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Care and Dr.
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How possible medicaid cuts will impact Louisianans; LSU and the ‘golden age’ of oil and gas
Today on Louisiana Considered, we continue learning about the ties between universities and oil and gas companies in the ...
The Advocate7d
Audit finds pregnancy care is getting worse in Louisiana, despite more spending and attention
A state audit found that many pregnant Medicaid patients in Louisiana can’t get prenatal or postpartum care due to doctor ...
Washington Examiner7d
Democrats aim to unite behind opposition to Medicaid cuts
Republican-led Louisiana has the second-largest percentage, at 32.4%, of people enrolled in the Medicaid program. West ...
The Advocate15d
Louisiana health department failed to oversee parts of state Medicaid program, audit says
The state ranked 49th in health outcomes when the program went into effect in 2019 and has since slipped to 50th. Federal and state Medicaid funding in Louisiana was nearly $15 billion in 2024.
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about ...
In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts
In House Speaker Mike Johnson’s backyard, many residents rely on anti-poverty programs to help make ends meet — and are ...
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Louisiana spent $2.4B to improve Medicaid. A lot of the money went to administrative functions.
Louisiana spent nearly $2.4 billion over five years on hospital programs meant to improve health care outcomes for people in ...