Louisiana plans to seek $1B from federal rural health fund, prioritizing digital medical records and tuition forgiveness for ...

The Louisiana Department of Health unveiled new initiatives to fight Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse and to address fatal overdoses during pregnancy at a press conference Monday. It was the first ...

Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and ...

Louisiana's health department seeks feedback from hospitals, health care providers, residents and others to address rural ...

Getty Images On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce ...

The Louisiana Department of Health failed to properly oversee some $2.4 billion in Medicaid spending aimed at improving the health of the state’s neediest patients, according to a new report from the ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents about an increase in a potentially deadly infection. According to LDH, there have been more cases and deaths recorded this year of Vibrio ...

A review of how Louisiana keeps its Medicaid rolls up to date found the state paid out benefits for more than 1,000 people over the past six years after they died. Nearly $10 million was paid to ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year, with 26 cases reported so ...

Louisiana will have to replace the agency leader in charge of the largest budget in state government, as the state health department announced Thursday that its secretary, Michael Harrington, has ...

A fifth person in Louisiana has died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters, the state's ...

A fifth person in Louisiana has died from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters, according to the health department ...