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Louisiana Department of Health ends contract with UnitedHealthcare

The Louisiana Department of Health has closed its contract with UnitedHealthcare and reassigned its 280,000 members to other ...

Audit flags $250M in questioned costs, repeat compliance failures at Louisiana health department

A new state audit found more than $250 million in questioned federal costs at the Louisiana Department of Health — and ...
WGNO

Louisiana health department seeks feedback to improve rural health care

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — ...
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Bill to license some Louisiana pregnancy centers stalls as anti-abortion groups push back

Proponents say House Bill 611 would protect women by ensuring pregnancy centers are regulated by LDH, and that it would put ...
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Louisiana Department of Health closes UnitedHealthcare Medicaid contract

The Louisiana Department of Health announced Tuesday that it has closed its Medicaid managed care contract with ...

State health officials want to shift $6.5 million to expand mental health crisis response

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 838,000 adults in Louisiana had a mental health condition as of March 2025. Around 74,000 Louisiana teens experience a major depressive episode, ...
KTBS

Louisiana Department of Health reports 4 deaths, 17 cases linked to flesh eating bacteria

BATON ROUGE — Four deaths and 17 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been reported among Louisiana residents this year, the Louisiana Department of Health said Thursday. LDH stated that all 17 cases ...
WDSU

Louisiana Department of Health rolls back SNAP benefits from state, issuing federal benefits this week

TRY AND END THE STALEMATE. AND TONIGHT, SOME LOUISIANA RESIDENTS ARE ONCE AGAIN SEEING CHANGES TO THEIR FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AS THE STATE ANNOUNCED IT’S ROLLING BACK FUNDING. YEAH, AND THE ...
The Advocate

Louisiana Department of Health targets fraud with new internal watchdog role

The Louisiana Department of Health is expanding its internal watchdog role, with officials aiming to create closer oversight of how public money is spent and whether the agency's programs are working ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana health leaders back plan to create new nutrition office at LDH

From SNAP to Alzheimer’s prevention, a proposed Louisiana office would connect food policy directly to health. Lawmakers say it’s long overdue.
WWNO

Louisiana will use $150M in state funds to cover SNAP benefits for some residents next month

Louisiana will use $150 million in state funds to create a temporary assistance program to provide benefits to some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in November amid the ...
WDSU

Louisiana Department of Health furloughs hundreds of employees

The Louisiana Department of Health has furloughed hundreds of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program employees amid the ongoing government shutdown. According to the LDH, 786 SNAP employees were ...