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Louisiana’s rural health care anemic for minorities, poor, elderly

WebFifty out of Louisiana’s 64 parishes are at least 92% rural with a population of 1.2 million residents combined, the majority of whom are minorities, elderly and live in …

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Louisiana lawmakers reduced the health care

WebThe Louisiana Department of Health could not say Friday what a surprise $100 million state funding reduction in the agency’s budget might mean for state health …

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With Louisiana ban in effect, trans children and their families must

WebThe cost of routine medical care. Marcela Singleton panicked when she first found out the gender-affirming care ban was going to become law. She didn’t know in the …

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Lawmakers examine Louisiana’s festering mental health care system

WebTestimony before a new Louisiana legislative panel Tuesday ripped the Band-Aid off the state’s ailing mental health care system. The bulk of the discussion …

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Louisiana may look at changing medical release for sick, dying

WebA lawmaker wants the state to put together a commission to study Louisiana’s policies related to the release of incarcerated people who are sick and dying …

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In Louisiana, health inequities raise risks for Black community

WebDiabetes is common in 10% of Blacks ages 35-49 compared with 6% of whites. According to new findings in the Annie E. Casey Foundation 2022 Kids Count …

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Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer …

WebKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent …

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Spending on health care in US rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022; a return

WebWith the slower growth in spending compared with 2020 and 2021, health care accounted for 17.3% of the nation’s overall economy in 2022. That was a decline …

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New Orleans nurses fight for new union as hospitals merge, …

WebPhotos by Fernando Lopez for Capital & Main. Heidi Tujague works 12-hour shifts as an emergency room nurse at New Orleans’ University Medical Center (UMC), …

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Louisiana’s rural health disparities deserve a longer look

WebIts chair, Karen Wyble of Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, noted a 15.5% rate of deep poverty in Louisiana – households with income 50% below the …

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State legislators are taking the maternal mortality crisis into their

WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 1,205 maternal deaths in 2021, up from 861 in 2020 and 754 in 2019. The average maternal mortality …

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Louisiana ranks 48th in overall child well-being, a report finds

WebLouisiana ranked 48th overall in child well-being. Only Mississippi and New Mexico fared worse. “Even before the pandemic, Louisiana ranked 48th in overall child …

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Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be …

WebThe Health and Reentry Project, a policy analysis organization focused on health care for former prisoners, called the new policy “groundbreaking.” “What these …

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New Tulane study connects abortion, maternal health care access …

WebNEW ORLEANS — A study published last week by Tulane University researchers found that people living in areas lacking both abortion and maternity health …

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Former Louisiana health secretary gets high-profile position at LSU

WebFormer Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Courtney Phillips will be paid $475,000 in her new position at LSU. (LDH photo) LSU has hired Courtney Phillips, …

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Louisiana lawmakers want say over Medicaid contract worth …

WebLouisiana legislators want the state to revisit — or at very least delay — the award of a Medicaid technology contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars after …

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Large donors to Landry paid millions to settle allegations of public

WebThe attorney general’s commitment to stamping out Medicaid swindlers has not prevented him and his affiliated political action committees (PACs) from accepting …

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Landry says Medicaid work requirements, copayments are under

WebMONROE — Gov.-elect Jeff Landry is considering work requirements and copayments for enrollees in Louisiana’s Medicaid program. The proposals tend to be …

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Education savings account bill shelved in Louisiana Senate

WebA proposal that could have eventually let any Louisiana family with students in public schools use state money for private education was pulled from the state Senate …

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Jeff Landry puts formerly indicted Louisiana health secretary on

WebGov.-elect Jeff Landry has selected a former Louisiana health secretary charged by a state grand jury with lying under oath to serve on his Health Care and …

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Former Louisiana health secretary, Landry adviser to make …

WebCourtney Phillips has the highest salary of any woman in state higher education. Former Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Courtney Phillips will be …

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Blue Cross Louisiana backs away from $2.5 billion Elevance deal

WebBy: Greg LaRose - February 14, 2024 10:03 am. Canva. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana won’t go through with a reorganization plan that would have put the company …

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